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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
They have been working on it for years now. There are obviously some background politics delaying this. It could be the NHLPA (I'm sure they are part of it) or a few teams that feel it may compromise their goaltending situation. Who knows exactly but this isn't rocket science and I for one would like to hear a valid excuse as to why this was delayed another calendar year. The fact that they say next season is "possible" tells me this may be nothing other than lip service in that the league is hoping for a spike in goals scored this season in hopes they can sweep the new equipment under the rug.
As for them being properly protected lets not forget that military with bulletproof armor have don't seem to require protective clothing that nearly doubles their size as this is a matter of getting rid of the cheating of oversized equipment taking net space away.
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I agree.
It'd be pretty easy to make some immediate fixes that would have no affect on player safety. For example:
1. Decrease the amount that pads can extend above the shoulder/trapezius area.
2. Contour the arms a bit and get rid of those giant blocks around the inside of the elbow.
Both would open up places to shoot without affecting player safety whatsoever. Both sets of padding I'm referring to actual extend well beyond the body, so I don't see how that actually protects the body.