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Howdy, Didn't see the game but I saw a highlight or something where they said Ovi played the last 4.5 minutes of the game or something? That's insane. I'm both surprised he was able to do that at all, as well as thinking that indicates a not so great situation for the team. Mark

Howdy, Thanks. To be clear... I'm mostly just curious vs. anything else. Getting rivets replaced at a shop isn't usually a huge problem and its cheap. Mark

Howdy, So what's the deal with Mako holder rivets? I take out the footbeds every time I skate and they still get rusty / loose all the damn time. I've had them a little less than two years and at this point I think I've replaced all the rivets at least once... Doesn't seem like other folks talk about rivets rusting out / getting loose that fast. Mark

Howdy, It'll be pretty epic if Fleury beats them. Again. Mark (yeah, yeah, Vegas has to get there first...)

Howdy, So, re Marsblades and feeling like ice... Has anyone compared Marsblade to a rockered wheel setup? My roller blades started out with all wheels on a line but after I dropped the front and rear wheels down in diameter, the feel became much more like the ice I was used to. I've never skated on Marsblades though, and was curious how they would compare. Mark

Howdy, Didn't the league already warn Marchand about licking people? I imagine if they sit him for a game, it'll stop pretty quick. Mark

Howdy, Maybe this helps, maybe not... I have the 7092 girdle. Size M and I'm 5'10". If anything, its a touch short. No way would I want that length if I had longer legs. The only part I'm not sure about is how the adjustable length range on the Super Tacks compares to the 7092's non-adjustable length. Mark

Howdy, Think anything will happen with Wilson? https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/05/tom-wilson-washington-capitals-pittsburgh-penguins-controversial-hit All my friends (that are Pens homers) are screaming for his head, basically. 2nd game in a row (Dumoulin was last game) , this one ends up with a broken jaw/concussion. At some point it seems like its not "bad luck"? Even if its just barely this side of "legal" as a new hockey person I'm starting to see some reasons why that whole "code" thing might have something to it. Mark

Howdy, To me, this series is about how Murray plays. If he continues to be able to save the team from defensive mistakes, the Pens will win. If Murray breaks down (or gets injured), the Caps will finally move past the Pens in a playoff series. Mark

Howdy, Yeah, not sure I really agree with that. At the time it sure looked like his head hit the glass. And in the replays I just watched it looked like his head hit the glass. Maybe he sells it a little? I dunno. I still think 2 minutes is bullshit even if he did sell it a bit. Mark

Howdy, Bunch of missed chances by the Pens. Particularly the one Crosby missed at the end of the 2nd period. That goes in 99.5 times out of 100. I don't get the embellishment call on Hornqvist. That seemed blatantly bad. I can't make up my mind on the Giroux hit on Letang. In slow motion it looks like he looks over his shoulder, see's what's going to happen, and then jumps/moves to make the hit harder, but slow motion lies so ?? It'll be interesting to see if the league looks at it. Mark

Howdy, I don't imagine this is going to be a "fight all the time" series. Pgh hasn't recalled Sestito. :-) Mark

Howdy, Doesn't seem unreasonable to me, but if you need the money and there's nothing better, you get to put up with shit like that. It still sucks though. Mark

Howdy, Those are sweet! I was literally just looking at some Adidas Pens practice jerseys on clearance at their pens gear store in Pittsburgh and they seem super nice. But even on clearance & 40% off of that they were still too rich for my cheap-ass... :-) Mark

Howdy, https://weisstechhockey.com/team-hockey-systems/defensivezonecoverageboxplus1/ Mark

Howdy, If you're playing a box+1, what's the appropriate reaction when the other team's defensemen collapse down / pinch? Mark

Howdy, So for all you coaches out there... It would be awesome if there was a section here on "general hockey IQ / practices". Stuff like the D-zone faceoff line up that was discussed on one of the topics, basic ways to transition through the neutral zone, how to breakout, etc. It would be even more awesome if there was a guided structure to that, so that important/building block stuff was first, before diving into the weeds on something more advanced that would really only apply once everyone was playing at a high level. As to "why?"... I've noticed a really clear difference between folks that started as an adult like I did (a couple years ago) and folks that played organized hockey as kids (pretty much regardless of level). I've literally never had a coach explain/reinforce 'team' concepts. Individual skills is easier to get, and that seems to be the main focus for most 'adult skills' classes, but the how to work as a team stuff (is that what everyone means when they say "systems"?) basically seems ignored. And now that I'm playing a bit better, I notice more and more that what's holding me back is less individual skills and more "I don't know what to do". Anyway, it would be super helpful to a guy like me. Mark

Howdy, Likely because hosting pics somewhere else and then linking them here is a bit of a PITA / "I don't know how to do that" for folks. Though you presumably know that. Mark

Howdy, Per Sparx, they now recommend toe right, but say its ok to do it with the toe facing either way. https://www.sparxhockey.com/manual Mark

Howdy, Is this your first time on an internet forum? :-) Mark

Howdy, Do they even ship directly to Australia? So far, it feels like my ring usage has tracked what Sparx recommends or is slightly better. I say "feels" because I'm not actually keeping track of it, just watching the little fuel gauge indicator for ring life. I initially didn't get their edge checker or dust cover, but then changed my mind and ordered both later. I think their edge checker is very good in terms of the design. I feel like the alignment tool by itself wasn't good enough for me to dial in the edges without an edge checker, YMMV. I also like the ability to do an easy 'quality control' check on my skates after I sharpen them to help pickup anything that's gone wrong with machine alignment (hasn't happened yet) or a bent blade (ditto), etc. The dust cover costs less than my "hassle factor" for cutting up a pillow case or whatever. Another factor on rings may be that they seem to become backordered a decent bit. Mark

Howdy, Dang! That's getting pretty pricy. What lens was it? I've always heard really awesome things about Canon's Factory Service stuff. I wouldn't have any concerns that way. FWIW. Mark

Howdy, I'm not a pro skate sharpener and have never used a manual skate sharpening machine, but particularly for FBV cuts where its not just a constant radius I would have thought that if you needed to adjust the height of the skate blade, you'd want to adjust all three knobs, so that the pitch of the blade didn't change and it remained parallel in both axis to the grinding wheel? Mark

Howdy, That sucks. Does your homeowners policy cover it? Mark

Howdy, That seems like a lot of passes. When I've made hollow changes (not more than 1/8" either way), I've run 5 cycles and had all the marker I put on the edge taken away. Have you had bad experiences running less cycles? Perhaps the marker test I'm doing doesn't tell the whole story. Mark