National Hockey League 2012-2013 Thread

[NewYorkIslander]



what I don't get is rollerblades. How the hell are you supposed to move laterally?

They do...I think they have special wheels that allow them to slide when you put a certain amount of pressure on them at the right spot.

 

[imschatz]



what I don't get is rollerblades. How the hell are you supposed to move laterally?

Move the same way on rollerblades as you do on regular ice-skates. Goalies don't slide much on their skates - mostly side-to-side movement is done by 'pivoting' (sharp c-cuts) or sliding on the pads. Sliding side-to-side on the pads tho .. would be interesting on pavement.

 

[gort]



Move the same way on rollerblades as you do on regular ice-skates. Goalies don't slide much on their skates - mostly side-to-side movement is done by 'pivoting' (sharp c-cuts) or sliding on the pads. Sliding side-to-side on the pads tho .. would be interesting on pavement.

Wat. Shuffle is the go-to lateral movement for short distances.

 

[jarude]



Move the same way on rollerblades as you do on regular ice-skates. Goalies don't slide much on their skates - mostly side-to-side movement is done by 'pivoting' (sharp c-cuts) or sliding on the pads. Sliding side-to-side on the pads tho .. would be interesting on pavement.

 

[ryoneo]

I find it harder to play in rollerblades than on ice skates. You can't dig into the pavement as much as ice and turning is a lot harder.

 

[NewYorkIslander]



I find it harder to play in rollerblades than on ice skates. You can't dig into the pavement as much as ice and turning is a lot harder.

I agree 100 % with this, its also a LOT harder on my knees...but its so much easier on my wallet.

 

[gort]

Once I started playing net on ice I stopped doing it on pavement and only skated out....Those memories of playing street hockey growing up, dat constantly rolling puck. Still have some road rash on my shoulder from a tough spill I took at high speed back checking.

 

[LawrenceMD]



I agree 100 % with this, its also a LOT harder on my knees...but its so much easier on my wallet.

Looks like you guys may have company soon.

previous posters weren't kidding about the NYP being NYC's premier hockey news source. They even cover roller hockey pick up games

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/...kXxvL5DO?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Manhattan

The city has put a long-standing Greenwich Village hockey game on ice — outraging weekend warriors who say their scrimmages have become part of the fabric of the neighborhood.

Players recently tried to renew a permit to play at William F. Passannante Ballfield, at Sixth Avenue and Houston — only to be cross-checked by the Parks Department.

“I think it’s terrible,” said Academy Award-winning actor Tim Robbins, an occasional player, before the final game at the park last Saturday. “It is a cross-section of New Yorkers. There are doctors, musicians. It’s a pretty special group of people, and this is kind of what New York is all about: sharing space.”

“We’re really trying to relocate them to an actual roller-hockey rink,” said Abramson.

Atop the list is the Tanahey Playground, at Cherry and Catherine streets, near the FDR Drive between the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges.

The site includes a dedicated roller-hockey rink. The problem, according to one of the Village hockey regulars, is that the suggested playground is two miles away from their beloved makeshift rink.

 

[gomestar]

NYC peoples: any suggestions for how I can get involved in some of these roller games?

 

[ryoneo]

Go Boston! Wow, the Pens are trying to play Boston's game and are over hitting, leading to turnovers. It's the same mistake they did with the Flyers last year.

 

[gort]

Good night sweet vokoun.

 

[gomestar]

i'm loving it.

 

[dotcomzzz]

Go b's

 

[NewYorkIslander]



NYC peoples: any suggestions for how I can get involved in some of these roller games?

I want to say that its a pretty exclusive game. These guys have to know you to get in, is what I've heard, and to be honest, i don't really care for the type of game they play...with a ball into a garbage can. Plus, if Tim Robbins is involved forget it, he known to be a huge dick head. The goaltender on one of my roller teams used to play open ice at Chelsea and he got upset once when he was hit, cleanly by another player. He flipped out about it and called the cops, when they came he pulled the whole "you know who I am?" bullshit and tried to have the guy arrested. The guy who hit him was another city worker so the cops basically laughed him off and left.

 

[LawrenceMD]



I want to say that its a pretty exclusive game. These guys have to know you to get in, is what I've heard, and to be honest, i don't really care for the type of game they play...with a ball into a garbage can. Plus, if Tim Robbins is involved forget it, he known to be a huge dick head. The goaltender on one of my roller teams used to play open ice at Chelsea and he got upset once when he was hit, cleanly by another player. He flipped out about it and called the cops, when they came he pulled the whole "you know who I am?" bullshit and tried to have the guy arrested. The guy who hit him was another city worker so the cops basically laughed him off and left.

I'd think it would be all worth it if eva ammuri shows up to watch a game.