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Originally Posted by Miser
I don't think new equipment will make much difference. Many players change their skates and sticks every game. Players also change their pads in between periods.
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Are you serious?
Being a former college and AA professional player, I will tell you this will have an impact on tonight's game. Sticks, helmets, shins, elbows are not my major concern here, its skates and gloves, they are a major pain in the ass breaking in. However, be careful because a lot of players in the NHL have multiple pairs of skates and gloves, so they could have their other pairs by game time. In addition, the superstitious players, yes there are at least a handful on each team, could be the ones that struggle.
IMO, its worth a fade but as I stated, be careful because they could have their backup gear shipped from Minny by gametime.
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