Goalie skates make a big difference. They are very light and low to the ground with a hard cowling, which will protect your feet from pucks. Also, the 5-wheeled chasis is very nice, since it seems to work better for shuffeling and other goalie manuevers than the traditional 4-wheeled chasis. I currently use the
Nike Bauer Vapor XG Lites. They have been very nice so far, though they can be tough to break in. I really like the 47mm wheels, since it puts me a little closer to the ground, though some goalies do complain about losing a little speed when they switched to 47mm wheels. However, if you are willing to wait a couple months, then the new Tour goalie skates, which use 59mm wheels will be out soon. At least one of their models should be priced competively with the XG Lites and they'll use a Labeda chasis and 59 mm Labeda goalie wheels if that makes a difference.