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Originally Posted by bagofpucks
As a former goalie and goalie coach that used to fire thousands of pucks a session, I believe it really is overblown. I found the darker sets made goalies look smaller in the net, but that space would be taken away as the goalie moved or reacted to the puck. The biggest thing is the “player’s eye” and the “puck’s eye” are very different, so the players just learn where to shoot based on situation. From my playing days, I liked my dark based sets because players didn’t seem to be able to read rebounds coming off them as well and I found that coaching as well.
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That's the thing. And black would be advantageous in scrambles. Also, varied lines and angles would also help in scrambles.
These things would offset the any advantage that white pads might have against peripheral vision (assuming there is any advantage to either one at all).
It is most likely that all of it is just
perceived to be advantageous.