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Yea I’d expect the side logo to change as well. True definitely pays licensing for other categories (Marner is in True gear) so I’d expect they’ll be paying it for skates as well this year.

I don't think they're doing much besides the tendon guard and the wordmark on the toe cap area.

F cancer.

One thing I noticed when I was practicing dropping my knees and keeping my butt up... it feels really awkward to not actually be able to see my thigh rise area or knees because my head is so much further forward. It was also quite hard on my knees since, like I mentioned, they don't exactly like to bend that way :P

HAHAHA nope, its definitely quoting him. NEVERMIND :) (My self-criticism still applies though...)

Man that's some great feedback. I've actually never really thought about comfort level on each side, though on the right side I suppose I definitely am more comfortable for a couple reasons. First, I can go down against the post on that side. I can't on the left, period, so I end up just playing standup when I need to cover sharp angles on the post. I don't know WTF is wrong with me where I can go down on one knee on my right but just can't seem to be able to on my left. Second, my glove is literally the only thing I'm good at with this whole thing. So I guess there's a bit of confidence that I can catch anything that goes far side as long as I seal the post on the short side. If I'm on my left post then my glove hand isn't doing a whole lot besides trying to seal as best as I can. That said, I'm completely unable to slide to my left, whether thats in a butterfly push with my right skate, or even when (and ESPECIALLY when) I try to go down and slide at the same time towards my left. I just cant do it. When I actually try to do it slowly, I almost roll my left ankle trying to do it. Something in my head is messing me up, like I'm trying to write my name with my left hand kind of thing. As for the ready stance, I completely agree that I need more knees and hips and much MUCH less back bend. If you think getting wider might help with that then I'm game. I honestly thought I was pretty wide already but I guess not! ;) I just feel like I'm not able to get the knees even close together if my feet are any wider. I think all this comes down to (and I've mentioned this before), If I'm sitting in a chair I'm sitting knees apart, feet together, often with the soles of my feet touching. Sitting with my legs straight so my feet and knees are in line actually hurts my hips and I end up going back to the feet together thing quickly. Decades of sitting like that has added up, so trying to get my legs to do the opposite (knees together, feet apart) seems like an impossible task. I know this is just flexibility training, though... As for angles, I get pretty angry with myself when I let in a goal because I'm not square because GENERALLY my angles aren't too bad. I just have to remind myself sometimes to stay square to the puck and not the puck carrier. However, I know I cheat a bit to my blocker side though knowing I can (potentially) make up for it with the glove. As for the crossbar lean, what are you referring to? The only time I lean on the crossbar is during the later stages of pickup when my back starts to get a bit tight. You say I do it early and often but I genuinely don't know what you're referring to. Can you point out some examples? I definitely don't want THAT to be a habit I get into.

I don’t know if this is true or not, but my belief is that they’re meant to bend like this, rather than break. That’s why I use steel cages and not the titanium. Even post-recall I don’t trust them. My thought is that it’s done its job correctly.

I just figure “it’s still fine”, until it isn’t. First cage dented in 3 years, so I’m okay replacing it.

This is much more of a “facepalm, in an idiot” thing than an actual vent since it’s the ultimate first world problem, but... I just paid for an upgrade to first class for what ended up being a half empty flight. Dumbass.

You really have your cage dented that often?

Lost tonight 7-3. We had 6 skaters, 5 of them came up from rookie league last year. Three of whom had to sober up because they were at a family event and had all said they couldn’t make it, until they saw that nobody else could either. 3-3 after two periods. Faced 42 shots. First time ever over 40. Honestly I have no complaints. I was seeing the puck well and rebound control was good. We just ran out of gas. If you’d told me it’d be tied going into the 3rd I’d have taken that all day long. Oddly enough it was actually the first time I’ve ever played on this team without a single original member. I brought all five of them to play with us initially, too. Guy wound up for a slap shot almost from the goal line while in RVH and put it right off my face. Not sure what he was going for in a 7-3 game ar the time late in the 3rd from that angle... but time for a new cage. It did its job.

Sometimes I wish I’d finished high school :P (I’m just kidding. Stay in school, kids!)

Adam West

Figured I'd update with career stats. This does not include the first two games which were in a different league at a different rink (1-1-0 record).

Yea balance for us is pretty decent. Even the last place team is the one that was in the finals with us last season. The one we just beat actually added two new players that immediately became the two best players in the league. I guess we're just good when it counts? hah :)

Unlikely. We don't dominate anyone, in fact we're not even close to the top of the standings. Playoffs just happen to be only 2 games long and we managed to win both by 1-goal in tight games.

Yes. He screams at his teammates if they miss passes, etc.

Our championship was last night. I didn't have to do much, but did make one key save when it was 2-1 and they had a 2-on-0.

Back-to-back back-to-back champs! (4 in a row!)

The decline in quality of experience with Virgin America over the last two years has been staggering.

If it's the wrong shape, then it doesn't fit correctly. And this is far FAR more important to a buying decision then the results of a flawed study should ever be.

It's not absurd. It's a very similar situation.

Yea, I replaced the yellow and tried taking the red out as well but that made a significant change to the volume. Put the red back in with my custom SIDAS and now all good.

Seems like you and marka would get along.