Goalie Equipment and More
Boston.com has an article that has some info on the goalie equipment changes for next year. Basically, the knee pads (the flap that extends up from the actual blocker part on the shin) will be trimmed to no more than 2.5 inches. For a butterfly-style goalie, that would mean it’s harder to block the five-hole. The clavicle guard will also be smaller. Our own Ryan Miller is on the “Goalie Equipment Working Group” that came up with all this.
Also mentioned is the Thermablade experiment from last year, which will be expanded to 100 players with an upgrade in equipment. Looks like Wayne made a good investment.
Delving even further into that Boston.com article, they also give a local perspective on the bonuses in the rookie contracts I mentioned the other day. Phil Kessel of the Bruins has yet to hit any of his bonuses, although he missed the goal mark by one single goal last season. We’ll have to see what Stamkos can do.
Tags: goalies, Hockey, kessel, NHL, Ryan Miller, stamkos, tech, thermablade
