{"id":751809,"date":"2017-10-07T14:22:14","date_gmt":"2017-10-07T18:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=751809"},"modified":"2017-10-07T14:22:14","modified_gmt":"2017-10-07T18:22:14","slug":"sabres-feature-sharp-masks-for-2017-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/sabres-feature-sharp-masks-for-2017-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabres Feature Sharp Masks for 2017-18"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Sabres are back and with a new hockey season comes new hope, new expectations and, most importantly, new goalie equipment.<\/p>\n
Every goalie in the Sabres system has a new-ish look for the season and while this lineup certainly isn\u2019t the most impressive collection of masks and gear the team has ever seen, there are still a few solid set ups throughout the pipeline.<\/p>\n
None is better than Robin Lehner\u2019s phenomenal Brian\u2019s OPT1K set<\/a>. Known for unparalleled customization, Brian\u2019s and Lehner cooked up a terrific blend of stock and custom team-logo graphics. I\u2019m not always a fan of the fully custom team logo sets Brian\u2019s creates, but the Sabre on each piece of Lehner\u2019s set is understated enough that you have to look hard to find it.<\/p>\n Chad Johnson is really the only other worthwhile set up to speak of. He is sporting a clean Ventus set that is a little less colorful than the Ventus gear Lehner wore last season. The Ventus graphics are attractive and work nicely with the Sabres colors.<\/p>\n Other than the two goalies with the big club, Buffalo\u2019s other netminders all sport very basic blue and white sets which won\u2019t clash with the Amerks uniforms but don\u2019t stand out much either. Where there is plenty of variety is in the mask department.<\/p>\n Robin Lehner\u2019s newest Daveart mask<\/a> leaves a bit to be desired. He\u2019s stuck with the In Flames icons but the mask lacks the proper blue to tie into the rest of his uniform \u2013 which his pads do flawlessly. Simply filling in some of the white areas on his old sketch pen Daveart mask would\u2019ve made for an awesome mask, but this one misses the mark.<\/p>\n UPDATE: Lehner made a pair of changes to his set up after only a few games of the 2017-18 season. He switched back to the Vaughn Ventus pads he wore throughout last season after only a couple of games and eventually switched back to the white sketch pen mask<\/a>, also done by Daveart, he originally debuted in 2015-16.<\/p>\n