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Originally Posted by Kryzsky
Seems like a few people are under the impression that a shin guard protects the front, sides and back of the leg. They protect from straight on shots but there is little protection on the sides and none on the back.
Kessel's hacks were not directly to the front of the shin guard.
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I dunno, I was looking at new shin guards at Pro Hockey Life a couple weeks ago and the
high end gear all had pretty serious protection on the sides and the back. Unless you get hit directly on the back of the knee you probably have plastic armor and padding absorbing the impact of the blow.
I doubt very many NHLers are using the cheap crappy gear of hockey's past. They get this stuff for free each season.