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During todays game, CBC showed a clip of Marty Biron heavily taping the outside of his skates around his ankles. I've been thinking about trying this myself but I've heard it could negatively affect mobility. However the more I think about it, a loose "floppy" skate, probably provides some extra mobility, but I would think a properly supported ankle would provide a more efficient, harder lateral push. A looser skate probably has higher potential energy loss.

There's been a few threads about this topic but it doesn't seem to be a common practice. But this is the first time I've seen an NHL goalie do it so there must be something to it. I'm planning on trying it tomorrow on the ice.

Does anyone else know of any other Pro goalies doing this and is this a common practice?