Gomer

I confess to reading the article and immediately hopping on the interwebs to look for a bargain. Promptly snagged a 360 for $61 shipped. Yes, I will only be using it if it fits well. It will be replacing a 5100 that is a little long in the tooth. If it doesn't fit, given the demand, reselling shouldn't be too difficult.

RE: slapshots into traffic. I play in a beginners league (which is a only a step or two up from drop in). We were on the bottom side of a blowout late when the puck squirted out of the zone. I was curling back across the blueline to get back onsides when a guy on my team (out of frustration I guess), wound up fired a slapshot from about 10 feet away from me. Caught me right above that knob on the inside of my ankle, just above the top of my skate. First time I've been hit like that. That stuff smarts! FWIW, the guy was very apologetic and realized it was a stupid thing to do. So yeah... no dump in slapshots into traffic at the end of a blowout (or anytime for that matter) is probably a good unwritten rule.