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White Growing On Goalies
Published 9/5/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... issues. Later in the summer, Buffalo’s Ryan Miller, New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur, and the Islanders’ Rick DiPietro were the representatives in the NHLPA’s goalie working group that collaborated with the NHL. The issue of white pads was discussed, and according to Thomas, the notion was floated to ban them altogether if they provide netminders an advantage. “That didn’t go over too well,” Thomas said. more Roberto Luongo has also made the switch to white.

Goalies Favoring White Pads
Published 9/5/2008 by Kyle at IllegalCurve.com
... Fluto Shinzawa writes in his Bruins Blog that Tim Thomas is joining a growing trend by switching to white pads for the optical effect they have on shooters. ...

Hub Quick Hits
Published 9/12/2008 by Chris Crawford at Hub Hockey
... , all voting on this years playoff standings. The B's finished in 8th place with 60.8% of voters picking them to make the playoffs (almost 20% more than Carolina who came in 9th place). - The Bruins Blog asked "What's that saying about not wearing white after Labor Day?" this week. This after Tim Thomas joins the growing trend of keepers in the league switching to white pads in order to get an advantage on shooters , due to the contrast between his pads and backboards/ice. - Finally, The Hockey News released two "Top 10" lists this week, where past and present Bruins appeared. ...