vadim sharifijanov
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- Oct 10, 2007
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no goalie was named but maybe it was this?
it doesn't sound like colin campbell and garth snow are talking about the same thing though. i remember there was discussion around that time of guys wearing long pads so when they went into the butterfly, the tops of the pads would exceed their knee and effectively cover the fivehold. but i think what i'm remembering, and what campbell seems to be talking about, is something that's much less of a grey area. i swear there was a guy who had a piece of pad drop down between his legs everytime he went from the crouch to butterfly.
Two of the changes, announced during the summer, included the
height of pads set at a maximum 38 inches and removal of the
plastic flap many have sewn onto the top of the pad.
Designed to protect the knees of butterfly-style goalies when
they drop to the ice, the NHL determined that those plastic flaps
could be manipulated to stop pucks going between the pads.
But Garth Snow of the New York Islanders already claims to have
been hurt by a shot because he can't wear the plastic flap.
"I'm still working on that," Snow said. "I'm still going to
make the save, it's just how much pain there will be making the
saves."
Snow has gone back to wearing pads that are similar to those he
donned while playing for Vancouver and Philadelphia.
"I've gained more mobility, and if anything it's probably made
me quicker getting from Point A to Point B and playing pucks,"
Snow said. "When I had longer pads, I wasn't as active (playing
pucks)."
The new equipment rules will be fully enforced at least until an
independent arbitrator rules on the grievance.
"We did a lot of research on this," Campbell said. "We
certainly don't want to expose goaltenders (to injury) but when you
have things hanging down between your legs in the five-hole, what
are you supposed to do?"
Campbell says union grievance against new goalie equipment rules ``lame''
Campbell says union grievance against new goalie equipment rules ``lame''
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it doesn't sound like colin campbell and garth snow are talking about the same thing though. i remember there was discussion around that time of guys wearing long pads so when they went into the butterfly, the tops of the pads would exceed their knee and effectively cover the fivehold. but i think what i'm remembering, and what campbell seems to be talking about, is something that's much less of a grey area. i swear there was a guy who had a piece of pad drop down between his legs everytime he went from the crouch to butterfly.