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Many Penguins still frown on Kevlar socks
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10:51 AM ET 02.16 | Defenseman Brooks Orpik is one of the few Penguins who owns a pair of protective socks. But he's one of the many who has no intention of wearing them. "My dad gave me a pair last year, and I can't say I didn't like them," Orpik said before the Penguins faced Winnipeg at the MTS Centre Friday night. "Because I never tried them." Those socks, made primarily of Kevlar, are designed to resist skate-blade cuts, the kind Ottawa defenseman Erik Karlsson suffered when Penguins winger Matt Cooke's skate came down on the back of his left leg Wednesday night. Cooke's blade sliced through 70 percent of Karlsson's Achilles tendon, requiring surgery that effectively ended his season. That incident renewed talk about the socks, much as visors become a prime topic of discussion when a player suffers an eye injury from a stick or puck. Karlsson's injury, though, didn't seem to change how most Penguins feels about them. Right winger Tyler Kennedy acknowledged that discomfort is the main problem players have with the socks, and said that seeing what happened to Karlsson won't prompt him to try them. "I guess I'm taking a risk," he said.
Brooks Orpik, Paul Bereswill/Getty Images
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Many Penguins still frown on Kevlar socks
If I had to practice with that little prick Cooke I'd wear 'em.
Canuck eh?
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:-)
Canuck eh?
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Update for Canadiens fans.
Price has the flu and Petey's starting.....
You might want to schedule something else for tonight.
Canuck eh?
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I posted this the other day but it's worth a another look....
Canuck eh?
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And, if Cooke was on a different team in their division, they wouldn't have to be asked twice.
roamer
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Really, a body suit maybe.
shiprock
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Something like this?
Canuck eh?
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Megafail but you get the idea. :-)
Canuck eh?
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That two faced hypocrite, Mario Lemieux, used cry like a little girl about the Matt Cooke type of players when he was playing. There was no end to his moaning and groaning about it. It was embarrassing to watch. Look at him now.
roamer
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That won't do. The teeth are exposed. Don't want them biting anybody either.
roamer
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the most used cut-resistant sock isn't even made with kevlar.
puttin on the foil
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Didn't you already say that .... yesterday?
roamer
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It really bothers me that people that get paid to write about hockey for a living couldn't be bothered to pick up the phone and call a manufacturer or go on a website, or even drop by a local sports store in order to understand what they're talking about. It's just lazy.
As I pointed out, I own some of these socks (I got them as demos when my friend was considering whether or not to stock them at his store). I wouldn't necessarily go out and buy them for myself playing beer league, BUT, if I had a kid that was playing elite hockey I would consider 30 dollars a pretty minimal price to pay, especially since quality socks run between 15-25$.
puttin on the foil
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Looking a lil chubby there Canuck....lol.
bostongm
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The players are too cool for the socks..plain and simple.
bostongm
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That exact type of hit happens many times in every game. It was just a fluke accident.
MattUSA
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That was great! LMFAO! I howeled when I saw this! What a great game!
kingeraaa
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That's not me it's The Kessel.
Canuck eh?
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Although I believe it's important to be safe and understand the methods, enough about bulletproof socks!
Players can make that decision.
kingeraaa
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Ha! Least he was on the score sheet that night, unlike the guys in the red jerseys with blue helmets!
kingeraaa
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