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@flyercanuck I agree with you on both accounts; however- @yave1964 You nailed it. I was about to go nuts when I heard that my Blues had a chance to get Roy. You had better believe that ANYONE would have loved to have him on their team. I wrote Ron Caron many hate letters when he didn't land Roy. Of course I also was trying to get him to trade Hull for Tie Domi straight up.

No doubt these were produced for the Canadiens Centennial game. I am on aretro-modern design kick lately. These are obviously not even PU leather. They are tricot. But they got the colour of natural leather right, and that's the cool part. I think when I get my custom VH skates, I want brown and black; however, I may see if I can't work in some tan, as well. Pix to come!

@yave1964 lol Yes- his Cup rings probably don't allow him to hear me very well. @flyercanuck lol

Guess your precious little Avvies aren't as special as you think they is. We own your wrinkly bum, Roy. LETS go BLUES!!!

Considering that we don't celebrate Thanksgiving back home, no big deal. And he is only banned when he gets pissed and talks about how great he thinks his Rovers are. We take the piss out of him, really. He's not really banned except when he drinks too much. We give him a good sorting on occasion.

Back home, my in laws are uuge Bristol City supporters. One cousin is a Rovers supporter, and he has been banned from family gatherings. My family really doesn't care about sport that much. I am the one into sport. No complications, whether it be Football or Hockey. My gramps was the sports fan, and he had no allegiances, just four televisions to watch American Football.

I am thankful for a cool rabbit who watches sports with her daddy doo doo. I am thankful I can still play hockey. I am thankful for a great team in the Blues.

@fanaticV3.0 Eventually, the league will probably have mainly big people and the player that is sub 5'10"-ish will be the oddity.

It seems short-sighted the way the Blues are dealing with Porter. Did Porter try to sleep with Armstrong's wife or girlfriend? Did Porter say something irreparable to Hitchcock? Did Porter break the heart of a daughter of a front office muckety-muck? It just seems personal, that's all.

Happy Boithday!!!!! And i say a bottle of Kingfisher and a bowl of lovely Vindaloo!!!!!

While I see @fanaticV3.0 's point, @flyercanuck is right on as far as who we WILL see in the next few years. I remember when the power forward was de rigour. Now it seems there are few left. But the Blues had a lack of size last year that frankly cost the the playoffs last season. They have upgraded their size considerably. I think size has shrunk temporarily in the NHL, but as humans are on average taller and bigger than ever, this will be reflected in the size of NHL players in the future.

Maybe an internal gutter system, perhaps?

I would w rite to Ron Caron and ask him to trade Brett Hull for Tie Domi straight-up!!! Domi was one of my all-time favourite players.

The only thing that could be a deal-breaker with the visor is that it can pool sweat and get hard to see through. I am just a sweat hog.

@Chicago Hawkie No doubt a gentleman as far as not a cheap shotster. My wife worked on his home loan in St. Louis. While she didn't talk with him, she said the loan officer had nothing but great things to say about him.

I miss Mayers. Quality player. He should be a hall of famer.

Ron Caron: "we gotta put some meat on the burner".

'70s hockey hooked me, '80s was when I understood. '90s hockey was kinda tame in comparison. I hate the pre-arranged fighting in the first ten seconds in today's game. What happened to fighting the guy who cheap-shotted your star player?

Wow!!!! What a game!!!! Let's go Blues!!!!!

Update: This helmets cools down once you get moving. I'd like a sweatband in this thing, fo shizzizzle. Visibility is awesome. Yesterday was her second day at the rink.

I see what you're saying. Materials have gotten better as time has elapsed so the argument can go away for equipment becoming larger and larger. The fans are more interested in scoring. I don't want to see a larger net. I would like to see the trapezoid go away, myself. That could incidentally increase scoring if the goalie could come out further to play the puck. I think goalie sweaters should definitely be more form-fitting, and the leg pads should be shorter, particularly for the butterfly goalie style currently in vogue. The only thing I see wrong with shrinking the equipment is for the economics of the game for youth. But that can be grandfathered in, like giving a cut-off date for the old stuff to go away in five years. NHL and other pro bodies can and do change equipment on the fly. Lower level college programmes and such don't have that luxury, but a five year period could solve those problems for all but elite competition. Interesting thought.

The new helmet is a sweat box, just not quite as much of one as my last one. Once I start moving, it isn't bad.

Boulder, yes. www.hockeyfaceshields.com It's not nearly as huge as it looks.

I cut my teeth on Dan Kelly.

My initial impressions is that this lid has a fair bit more ventilation. It might not be quite as ventilated as the Re-Akt or the 9.0 (same shell AFAIK, different foam). Me thinks the lid I had (Bauer 2100) uses cheaper plastic, therefore the vents cannot be as large and still protect my head. This one has fairly large vents on the top, as well as a fair few on the sides. It also has a better view and larger opening for the face. The ear protection would fold down my ears. Not being in sanctioned play, I can remove the ear flaps. I did put some helmet sizing pads between the air pockets and the foam to snug up the helmet. This helmet is not going to be worn like I did in Junior hockey as now I want the helmet to protect my head rather than get blown off of my head by a hit. Full review tomorrow after hockey.