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Originally Posted by IceGator8
HSM was designed for hockey goalies. Would you take a conventional catchers mask out on the ice and say it was equal in protection? What about if someone ripped a 120 mph slap shot directly at your face? It goes without saying that the helmet portion of the mask is more protective.
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More protection to the side and back -- agreed.
More protection to the front -- maybe, but it doesn't, imo, "go without saying."