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Envitro · 04-07-2016, 02:59 PM

Yeah, it's not great for the knees and hips, but neither is taking a puck on the knee cap.
There's a reason why those pads are as reinforced as they are.

I think the thigh rise on the pads should be limited to a certain number of inches above the normal A2K (ankle to knee) measurement, but other than that and limiting sizing we shouldn't be really messing with the goalie equipment too much.

EDIT:Also, just as a side note. The pads that Bishop is wearing in that picture are 1" extra inch wider (each pad) than Bishop's actual pads that Pang is wearing. This was modified during the last time they did a major rejig of goalie equipment standards (2005 season I believe)??

What is the crux of this argument that we're having?
Is there somehow a feeling out there that the goalies are all cheaters and are screwing the players out of goals? Are the goalies responsible for the the falling revenue numbers? What problem are we trying to solve here?

I don't understand the major issue that needs to be addressed here.

04-07-2016, 02:59 PM	#31
Envitro First Line Centre Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Saddledome, Calgary Exp:	Yeah, it's not great for the knees and hips, but neither is taking a puck on the knee cap. There's a reason why those pads are as reinforced as they are. I think the thigh rise on the pads should be limited to a certain number of inches above the normal A2K (ankle to knee) measurement, but other than that and limiting sizing we shouldn't be really messing with the goalie equipment too much. EDIT:Also, just as a side note. The pads that Bishop is wearing in that picture are 1" extra inch wider (each pad) than Bishop's actual pads that Pang is wearing. This was modified during the last time they did a major rejig of goalie equipment standards (2005 season I believe)?? What is the crux of this argument that we're having? Is there somehow a feeling out there that the goalies are all cheaters and are screwing the players out of goals? Are the goalies responsible for the the falling revenue numbers? What problem are we trying to solve here? I don't understand the major issue that needs to be addressed here. Last edited by Envitro; 04-07-2016 at 03:04 PM.