The NHL’s new, tighter goalie pants apparently have brought out the inner hipster in Matt Murray.
“It feels like you’re wearing skinny jeans, to be honest,” he said Thursday.
Murray has been wearing the new, streamlined pants — which will be mandatory for all goalies starting this weekend — for a few weeks now, and said he hasn’t had much issue with them.
The change is an attempt from the league to increase scoring without significantly changing the game. Instead of bulky, one-size-fits-most goalie pants, the new ones are custom-fit to each individual player.
As a result, they’re tighter in the waist and thighs than what Murray and Marc-Andre Fleury are used to.