NHL general managers discuss goalie concerns regarding smaller equipment
TORONTO — Certain members of the NHL’s goalie fraternity have voiced their displeasure with the league’s move to shrink chest protectors this season.
Safety — more than a few netminders have complained about increased bruising — and the fairness of the switch are among the concerns raised.
The league’s 31 general managers touched on the matter at their meeting Tuesday, but executive vice-president and director of hockey operations Colin Campbell said they had no issues with the change to date.
“We did discuss the fact that some goalies were complaining,” Campbell said. “In some instances, the complaints went with their performances.”