Johan Hedberg G FA Wed 3/27/13 11:16 AM
Johan Hedberg
G FA
Johan Hedberg agrees with NHL goaltending supervisor Kay Whitmore that goalie equipment could use some adjusting.
"Not so much with the pads and gloves, but it's in the chest protectors and pants where there's plenty of room to move," Hedberg said. "Some guys look like they're 250 pounds when they're really 175." The New Jersey backup added that shrinking the size of leg pads could be risky because it could lead to more injuries. The highest-scoring teams in the league average just over three goals per game this season, so it's become commonplace to assess goaltending equipment as a solution to increase goal totals.