Medical Explanation of the Frightening Evander Kane Incident from Last Night

[Nextmanup]

 

[ExiledInIllinois]

Don't they wear a bigger gauntlet?

[Nextmanup]

7 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Don't they wear a bigger gauntlet?

you mean gloves?  No, they wear tiny gloves that aren't very protective to get better ease of movement of the wrists.

 

It's been that way for many years now.  In the '70s they were much bigger/more protective.

 

 

 

 

[ExiledInIllinois]

18 minutes ago, Nextmanup said:

you mean gloves?  No, they wear tiny gloves that aren't very protective to get better ease of movement of the wrists.

 

It's been that way for many years now.  In the '70s they were much bigger/more protective.

 

 

 

 

The gauntlet is the part of the glove that protects the wrist.  You'd think they'd add some lightweight, flexible material there like a Kevlar gauntlet. 

 

They can put a person on the moon, they can make a flexible hockey glove that doesn't expose flesh... 

 

 

[BuffaloBud]

I was watching the game when this happened.  First thing that came to mind was Clint Malarchuk.

 

The size of gloves and the "gauntlet" have shrunk over the years.  Look at old pictures.  Some players wear kevlar "sleeves" for their ankles and wrists for protection. 

[BuffaloBill]

Surprised that Kevlar non-cut sleeves are not a standard.

[Nextmanup]

14 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

The gauntlet is the part of the glove that protects the wrist.  You'd think they'd add some lightweight, flexible material there like a Kevlar gauntlet. 

 

They can put a person on the moon, they can make a flexible hockey glove that doesn't expose flesh... 

 

 

That's just what I'm talking about.  In the '50s, '60s, '70s the gloves had a huge "gauntlet" and it protected the wrists and a big piece of the forearm, well down toward the elbow.

Probably in the '80s or early '90s players got rid of those thing b/c they inhibit your wrist movement and you need to move your wrists to play hockey.

 

Now, the gloves have evolved so that there is almost no wrist protection at all, and the player's don't mind.

 

Evander Kane probably wishes he had old gloves, but...

 

It's a case of NOT needing wrist protection every night you play hockey over a lifetime vs. the 1 game in a lifetime that maybe you need wrist protection, so the odds say "get rid of the wrist protection."

 

Here's a photo to show what I'm talking about:

 

 

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