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Originally Posted by Envitro
That statement makes no sense... So Ben Bishop should be forced to wear the same sized equipment as, say.... Darren Pang?? Just look at the chest and arm protector. Bishop is severely exposed just due to size alone.
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And how many goalies are the size of Darren Pang in the NHL today?
Obviously the area of coverage would be determined that allowed the goalie enough protection, while keeping enough of the net available for goals...ie no sumo goalies!
Of course, the area would only be a maximum, if a smaller goalie chose to wear the max equipment he could, he would be wearing a lot more weight proportionally too...
Maybe another solution would be minimum weight allotments for each piece of equipment. The main reason the equipment was smaller in the past, was that the equipment was too heavy if any bigger. High tech materials have made the equipment super light and allows the goalies to move quickly even under the burden of bulky equipment...