from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,

Before we talk about the imminent future of goaltending equipment, as if it was truly about to change, let us first get to straightening out the past.

You know, the last 15 years or so, where the goalies union — heavily enabled by the National Hockey League Players Association — buffaloed the entire hockey world into believing that XXXXL jerseys, clown pants, binder-sized blockers and Michelin-Man chest protectors were required for goaltenders’ safety.

Protection, they said. Who knew they were talking about their jobs?

The shots were getting so hard, the Goalie Guild fibbed, that this elephantine gear was a safety requirement. And we never asked how that same stick technology never made its way to the end of the factory where they make the goalie equipment.

We were scammed, people.

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