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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
The pads, IMO are fine; they aren't exorbitantly oversized like they were in the late nineties early 2000s.
The thing that's gotta change is the chest pads. There's absolutely no reason chest pads can't be more form fitted and smaller without sacrificing protection, even with the velocity that comes with the new age sticks.
As long as they can look like umpires from the seventies up top, the size of leg pads is going to be almost inconsequential.
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Either goalies have started taking a huge number of shots directly to the top of their trapezius and sides of their arms, or equipment is being designed specfically to take up space in the net and not for protection.