Snowcap30 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 i heard that Dan Blackbun is using TWO blockers bc of his shoulder surgery. i didnt believe it until i saw pictures...has this been discussed bc i think that this is the weirdest thing ever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherwilds Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 No disrespect to this guy and his injury but why doesn't hockey just remove the goalie and cut a hole in the dasher boards the about a foot in diameter. itr would about the same challeng as they have now. That be cheaper on clubs one less high paid player. Those goalie pads are getting way too out of hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityOfWalrus Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 No disrespect to this guy and his injury but why doesn't hockey just remove the goalie and cut a hole in the dasher boards the about a foot in diameter. itr would about the same challeng as they have now. That be cheaper on clubs one less high paid player. Those goalie pads are getting way too out of hand. goalie pads aren't that big, i mean jsut cause goalies are getting better an dplayers can't score doesn't mean the NHL should make goalies with less padding, I think its bullcrap that they keep getting more and more regulations to them, The players jsut need to score more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCBoy Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Blackburn is using the Blocker-Glove because he injured a nerve in his arm and is re-habbing playing hockey with another blocker so he doesn't re-injure his arm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 No disrespect to this guy and his injury but why doesn't hockey just remove the goalie and cut a hole in the dasher boards the about a foot in diameter. itr would about the same challeng as they have now. That be cheaper on clubs one less high paid player. Those goalie pads are getting way too out of hand. goalie pads aren't that big, i mean jsut cause goalies are getting better an dplayers can't score doesn't mean the NHL should make goalies with less padding, I think its bullcrap that they keep getting more and more regulations to them, The players jsut need to score more. Have you ever seen games from the early to mid 80s? There's no doubt that goalie equipment has grown dramatically in size. They showed a comparison on TV here the other day of a goalie mitt from the 80s compared to Robert Esche's current mit. The 80s one was basically like a glorified first-baseman's mitt, while Esche's absolutely dwarfed it in size. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 i heard that Dan Blackbun is using TWO blockers bc of his shoulder surgery. Back on topic...What advantage would the blocker provide if the surgery was on his shoulder? I could see it if it was hand surgery, but I'm confused here. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMMF Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 i heard that Dan Blackbun is using TWO blockers bc of his shoulder surgery. Back on topic...What advantage would the blocker provide if the surgery was on his shoulder? I could see it if it was hand surgery, but I'm confused here. "My shoulder is basically a permanent disability," he said. "It's not going to get better, so I'm basically working around it with this glove. The injury caused me to lose a muscle in my shoulder and the muscle that I lost is the one that would be the outward rotation for my glove-hand, but sometimes holding a blocker, the way you hold your arm is different, so it's a different muscle and it's like I'm not injured." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redlands, CA Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Talk about a little behind in the news, just kidding He injuried his hand/neck, all the muscles are connected weight lifting.This is really old news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Yeah we discussed this a while back. On 4/10/2017 at 3:05 PM, Rollins Man said: what the hell is ccslc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 i heard that Dan Blackbun is using TWO blockers bc of his shoulder surgery. Back on topic...What advantage would the blocker provide if the surgery was on his shoulder? I could see it if it was hand surgery, but I'm confused here. "My shoulder is basically a permanent disability," he said. "It's not going to get better, so I'm basically working around it with this glove. The injury caused me to lose a muscle in my shoulder and the muscle that I lost is the one that would be the outward rotation for my glove-hand, but sometimes holding a blocker, the way you hold your arm is different, so it's a different muscle and it's like I'm not injured." Thanks for the explaination! "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcap30 Posted August 1, 2005 Author Share Posted August 1, 2005 i knew he injured himself....i just didnt know about he 2 blockers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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