Rumor: NHL goalies may be sabotaging the rule change to their equipment.

There is some funny business here.

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Rumor: NHL goalies may be sabotaging the rule change to their equipment.
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The National Hockey League ushered in a big rule change, one that would reduce the size of goaltender equipment for the 2016-2017 season, but it doesn't sound like that change will be in effect after all.

According to a report from Sportsnet insider Mark Spector, it's a small number of National Hockey League goaltenders who are stalling the process, and have stalled it so long in fact that even now not a single goalie has received his new gear.

From Spector:

Sources tell Sportsnet that despite unprecedented cooperation by the NHLPA, a small cadre of NHL goalies have managed to stall the process long enough that not a single NHL goalie has received gear fitting the hoped-for standards for the coming season.

This very much sounds like a deliberate attempt at sabotaging the rule change for the upcoming season, and while the equipment was originally intended to be displayed at the World Cup of Hockey, it doesn't sound like that's going to be happening either.

To be fair, there are some legitimate concerns here, Spector also reports some of the goalies are asking for"comprehensive safety testing to take place before they are forced to use the gear," which seems perfectly reasonable.

More to come.

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