During the 2017 NHL All-Star Game, Corey Crawford allowed five goals in 10 minutes of 3-on-3 action. Afterwards, he jokingly blamed the slimmer goalie pants he was wearing during the game, which are part of the league’s ongoing effort to trim down goaltender equipment.
Hopefully Crawford can adjust to those new goalie pants soon, because he’ll need to start wearing them for real by Saturday. The All-Star Game may have been a trial run under circumstances he’ll never see in a normal contest, but with the league transitioning to its new goalie pants, Crawford doesn’t have much time to embrace his new digs.