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First time skating out in pickup since I broke my ankle in May 2016 (at least, first full session - both previous times I tried I ended up tending goal in player gear because the goalie was either injured or didn’t show up). Scored three goals.

Nice. They need to go back to the green full time.

Absolutely. They have such good wrap that I barely have to tie mine at all now. The bottom 2/3 of my skates are barely snug.

Just use a Robertson

Robertson screwdrivers, not sure of exact size. You’re looking for Easton CXN steel. I don’t know if anyone still sells it. You may have to go to eBay.

I know exactly how you feel man. So empty and lost. It hit me really hard too. Sorry man 😞

The knees not touching is just giving an example of how inflexible I am. Anyway, my thigh rises don't even come close to touching in the butterfly, there's always about a 5-6" gap. I can't fathom how people manage to get their thigh rises to touch while still having their knees apart! I don't know what you mean about dropping one knee before the other. Can you point to an example? People keep saying that and I just don't see it in any of the videos. That said, I'm not ABLE to put my left knee down first (as an example - I know I want them both at the same time). Hell even standing on flat ground in normal clothes and shoes, kneeling with my left knee down is really difficult for me. I also don't know what you mean by "frozen in place".

No. There are no different stiffness levels. You either request shot blockers (which add stiffness) or you don't. That seems to be a fairly common issue for any skate with that style boot, eg. Mako and VH.

Nope.

Second week in a row where I made plans with teammates to show up to a 5:30 AM stick time and nobody else showed up. I guess I’ll be just sleeping in from now on.

I was going to suggest the fisherman just because of how bad it was.

Anaheim:

This was posted today by the Canucks twitter account:

Arizona is bringing back the Kachina jerseys:

Now that the Adidas uniforms have been out for a year, teams are now starting to roll new third jerseys. Let’s discuss them here, as well as what you would like to see from your team if they haven’t announced one yet.

Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart

Not only would I question the shop for not bothering with an edge checker, but if they were off I'd also question a) if the machine was calibrated (unlikely based on lack of checking the edges) and b) if the edges were even to begin with (less likely to be the problem, but unless it was checked there's no way to know)

There was once a time where I’d seriously wonder if I could manage to crash my car if it meant not having to spend another week on the road.

I’ll bet! I really need to get back to Ontario in the the fall! Maybe next year.

Finally got a league game from INSIDE the glass (it just depends on which refs we get). Unfortunately, the battery died with about a minute left, in which I made probably 10 saves to finish the game. For perspective, the second goal you see them score was with just under 2 minutes left.

I agree with the first part 🙂 The second part I have no control over... I don't have the flexibility to have my legs anywhere but behind me. Put it this way, if I lay on my back with knees up and my feet about shoulder width apart, I can't touch my knees together.

If you expect a difference then maybe, but I’d try them without first.

I’m sure it made it way easier to get the skate on too 🙂

New pickups: Bauer S190 girdle. Absolutely loved it when I tried it on in the store while I was in Pittsburgh. (It was actually the HP Pro I had tried on but same thing). I’m blown away by the comfort of this thing. It’s also a size Medium. The last pants I bought were an XL. It’s been a while, apparently. Also CCM Tacks 7092 shins. Tried everything on and found these to be the most comfortable. They’re replacing Mako shins that were comfortable but the padding was shot and it actually hurt the top of my shin/bottom of my knee where the plastic would dig in if I fell. Also a generic Sherwood laundry bag.

That sucks man. No words can even begin to describe how horrible it is to lose a best friend. 😞