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The latest positive development in the NHL’s ongoing goalie gear overhaul came when Kay Whitmore walked into the boardroom of an equipment manufacturer and noticed two mannequins outfitted from head to plastic toe. One represented an initial prototype of potential changes, which several netminders viewed in January at the All-Star Game in Nashville and came away unimpressed.