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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Didn't they recently reduce the length a goal pad is allowed to extend over the knee, thereby increasing five-hole goals?
Didn't it not really have an effect?
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From the looks of the pads, they didn't reduce it (and other parts) enough.
Knees don't need to go that high. Gloves have a blocker under the wrist that certainly doesn't need to be there. Even goalie pants have big blocks on each hip that stick out an inch or so; don't need those. Basically, anything that is supposedly for protection, but extends the actual size of the goaltender, can be minimized. If a bullet proof vest can fit under a regular shirt, those vulnerable areas can be protected with thinner equipment.