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They ARE fantastic, and really should be a bigger part of the western world's hygene habits.

When you said it, all I could figure was that because he was Leaf first overall pick people are going to hate him regardless? Who knows. Matthews took the heat for that one in the post-game. That second one shouldn't have gone in either but I have to wonder if the first goal was in Freddy's head and he cheated to the near side post a bit to make sure it didn't happen again. The D held up a whole lot better than expected, considering the last two months of the season. The REAL failure here was game 6. They should have closed it out when they had the chance and they blew it. That first goal went in and I immediately tweeted: All that said, walking angrily around our community with some loud music in my airpods really helped. I don't think I could have watched the rest of the game without my TV getting broken.

I saw the score sheet before I actually saw what happened. My first thought was "wow, Cody Eakin personally cost them the series", then I saw the video. Yikes.

Wait. There are people who hate Matthews? 😵 That first goal just CAN'T go in. I didn't see any of them after that, I turned the game off after the first.

LOL

Leave it to Boston fans to be assholes whenever they get the chance.

I’m glad I went to do something productive instead of watch that garbage pile of a hockey game. Ended up walking five miles instead. Got home just after it ended. Perfect timing.

Jersey is back in the closet, and flag has been taken down. Another year, another disappointment.

I use a $3 mat from IKEA 😄

Definitely. I love features on a bag. The best bag I've ever used was from Mammoth. Totally worth it. I can't stand the bags that are just one big open space.

It was more of a common sense statement than anything.

I can imagine it might be tough to put in a warranty claim on a machine that wasn’t transported in their case. Not trying to suggest I have reason to think they would do that but they certainly COULD make a case that if it wasn’t properly protected then it’s not their problem. And again I’ll reiterate, I’m not suggesting they would or will do so. I don’t want to start a debate about it. Just something to consider.

Just so many better options. I don’t think somebody who has been as big of a part of this site as him really needs to worry about his post count

If you actually travel with it, yeah. I don't so at this point I have a small pelican case that contains just the accessories tray.

This is kind of amusing. https://www.tampabay.com/sports/2019/04/18/lightnings-ouster-forces-nhl-to-adjust-playoff-bracket-challenge/

Yea I could see that. £600 for Sparx vs around £369 for a pelican with foam may be more than many people could stomach. But in the US it's definitely worth it (again unless you can find one used for cheap).

Yuck.

Sorry I meant the generic pelican foam isn’t cheap. I wasn’t referring to the Sparx foam. I only mentioned it because Leif specified the price of a case with no foam which could be misleading for anyone else reading this thread who doesn’t realize how much the foam itself costs. If you can get a used case and foam for decently cheap then I’m all for it. My overall point was that with what a new case with stock foam costs ($300) or a new case with custom foam costs ($500), the Sparx case at 400 isn’t that unreasonable. Just to try to put some context into it when people get the sticker shock.

You’re comparing apples to oranges. The foam inserts alone are very expensive. You have to compare it to a case with foam.

Just for a comparison, if you bought a new 1650 with custom foam cutouts it would be over $500: https://mycasebuilder.com/cases-by-brand/custom-foam-pelican-cases/pelican-1650-custom-foam-case/

In that case, yeah its probably worth it assuming they still have foam in the right spots.

The info is on page 46. It's a Pelican 1650 which is $289 with foam, at least.

The Sparx case is also a pelican, it just has custom foam inserts. I'd just like to know where you can get them for half the cost. I've seen them for maybe $100 less but not half.

I'd just buy their case, personally. Can you point us towards the correct Pelican case for half the price?

Sort of. The problem there is that each piece now costs a LOT to replace so unless you have unlimited funds you can't just try new stuff for the heck of it. Spending $600 for a mask and another $500 for a chesty means you're unlikely to buy either of those items again any time soon. Then there's the problem I've run into where I don't think I wear a single thing that you can buy off the shelf in a store - so I don't bother even going to the goalie store anymore. For example: Mask - Retail Bauer, but custom paint Chesty - Custom Passau Glove/Blocker - Custom Passau Leg Pads - Custom Passau Knee pads - Stock Passau Skates - Custom VH Collar - Custom Maltese Pants - Pro Stock CCM Jock - Custom Monster Hockey Socks - Pro Stock Reebok I think the only thing I buy retail is baselayer (Bauer 37.5) and skate socks (Swiftwick Aspire Four).