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HAHAHA oh my god. They actually gave me a fighting major for the incident. That's amazing.

For sure. It could have been been a lot worse just in my situation. The break is pretty minimal compared to what it could have been, which meant no surgery!

I can definitely still complain about it ;)

They mailed me the insurance paperwork. Just have to take a look. I didn't read it, but here's two emails from the league director: Me: Director: So that's it... kid is back in time for playoffs. If he had just made it 4, it would have ended his season (two rounds single-elimination playoffs). I still wouldn't have been happy (I've seen people banned for less) but I could have at least accepted it. On the bright side, I managed to find somebody to cover in net for me for my actual team for the rest of the season. I still show up to every game in my crutches or iWalk, wearing my jersey and hat. And sporting my fancy cast.

I start my new job on the 20th. I find it endlessly amusing that after all these years and the completely separate paths my two closest friends and I took over that time, that all three of us ended up working for energy companies. The down side... I MIGHT be out of a cast by the time I start, but I'll still have a walking boot on that I may or may not be permitted to put weight onto yet. That really sucks when starting a new job.

Who the shit fights in a pick-up? Maybe I'm lucky that the guys at my pick-up have been playing together for literally decades... there's none of that shit there.

Muhammad Ali http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/04/world/muhammad-ali-obituary/index.html

Yea thats what I thought. Maybe just people who refuse to believe they actually ceased operations.

I'll still stick to what's comfortable. The only other mask I'd really consider is the NME10 but I just don't see enough of a difference between the NME8 and NME10 to bother.

Gotcha!

Wait, what? They're only $90. Aren't you an EMT??

I'm hearing people suggesting they're "just moving production off-shore for now", which sounds like nonsense to me. Anyone confirm?

Yea, get yourself a maltese kit. You'll be happy you did :)

On the cage? Or on the forehead? The forehead is the safest place to be hit, by far. If the cage, check for dents. If there are any, replace it. Cages are meant to dent! I, on the other hand, was stupid and turned my head and took one right near the ear holes. My head was fine but GOOD GOD were my ears ever ringing. Somebody might as well have shot a gun off right beside my head. SO LOUD.

There's always going to be a "shit happens" factor, too. Also, no mask is concussion-proof. They're made to prevent fracture, not to prevent concussions. And of course, taking one of the mask is never going to feel great.

That's fair, we all have preferences. I have two NME8s and couldn't be happier. I wouldn't go with the CCM9000 because I don't find CCM masks to be comfortable. Ideally yes, something full custom would be better. I'd just have to put Maltese in those because I hate masks that have the white/cream foam in them. I find them very uncomfortable. My next mask will likely be a Bauer 950X now that they're using their XRD foam. Tried one on at Winterfest and that XRD foam is super comfortable. Huge fan. Finally the Profile series is something I would consider buying!

I disagree with this statement. The NME8 is $400. Though I would agree that I wouldn't go below $400 for sure.

That sucks dude :( Hopefully you'll be back out there eventually!

So they ended up suspending the guy that broke my ankle for two games. That's it. Absolutely ridiculous.

I'm impressed by the number of Sharks in shot blockers!

That blows! I imagine the PT after that would have been brutal! I wasn't at all concerned with how long I'd have the cast... whatever, I have my iWalk and I can just get one of those knee scooter things if I wanted to. It was the PT afterwards I was worried about. But looks like I'll have way less of that than I expected so I can't complain!

I had one behind the net and another on my chin at one point. I had guys going "now you KNOW we're going to be aiming for that thing, now..." I always have one on the end glass, but im thinking of trying one in the net, or from the bench looking at the net. My old one is 720p@60 and the new one is 1080p@60. I don't really have a need for 4K ;)

Broken fibula. No surgery. Totally stable. Could be walking (in the cast) in two weeks. That means less time spent immobile, which in turn means shorter PT and overall shorter recovery. And most importantly, less time before im skating again!

Honestly the suction cup is going to be quicker than anything else especially because you can easily remove/install it with one hand (I never take my hand out of my glove once I leave the dressing room). it will also be a far better angle for learning!

Definitely need that suction mount! It's so much better. Can't really see what's going on in your video (especially after your camera angle gets screwed up)