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Bryzgalov's "New" Mask vs. His Old One.

Well, I promised awhile ago that I was desperately seeking pictures of Ilya Bryzgalov's Olympic mask.  When I saw his Olympic mask,  I could have sworn it was the same mask he sported all of last year, as it looked pretty basic and similar.  Well, I was wrong.

Bryz's ( Bryz'z ? Bryz' ? Bryzzzzzzz?) new mask is mainly maroon, like last year.  But upon further review:

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The first thing I noticed was the grafitti-style 'Bryz' on his chin guard, which I find pretty sporty. The electricity theme also stands out up close, but is a bit difficult to see from the stands. Also, you'll notice that on each side is artwork done by his kids, then painted on.   The giant Coyote logo is on his forehead once again, only covered by tape at the Olympics.  No Russia mask, just a new Phoenix Coyotes mask.

Now his 'old' mask ( or the mask he used through 2/3 of this season) is something I personally liked a little better. It incorporated more black, and was a little more flashy, IMO.

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Tons of color highlight this mask, with a coyote howling at the moon on the left side, and a desert landscape with a road sign by his right.  I love the addition of blacks, grays, and different shades of red.

So there you have it, I suppose.  The question is, 'Which one do you like better" ?

Poll
New hotness, or old and busted?
I like he's thought about his kids and has a predominantly maroon mask
79 votes
Once you go black....
24 votes
At least it's not Labarbera's mask.
11 votes

114 votes | Poll has closed

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I like the idea of a black mask, but on the other I like the overall look of the red mask.

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by soco on Mar 15, 2010 10:30 PM MST reply actions  

I agree that the black and the moon was very cool on the old mask…but I do just love that he added the kids’ artwork to the new one, that is fantastic. And apparently really hard to do. My wife saw something about the new mask and how the artist was saying that it was so difficult to duplicate the artwork for the mask, as opposed to just painting something original (or copying professional artwork, even).

As long as he keeps playing like a potential Vezina Trophy winner, though, I could care less what he has on his mask…

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by Jordan Ellel on Mar 16, 2010 9:29 AM MST reply actions  

The new mask is way better.

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by Chemmy on Mar 17, 2010 11:13 AM MST reply actions  

I love the new mask…but LaBarbera’s mask is awesome too! You can’t go wrong with Metallica.

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by TimmyHate on Mar 17, 2010 12:13 PM MST reply actions  

The Ultimate Warrior on the forehead?

I love the Pearl jam Metallica references, but the Ultimate f****ing Warrior?

It doesn’t even look like The Ultimate Warrior, but even if it did…. Blech.

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by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Mar 17, 2010 1:19 PM MST reply actions  

Well yes that is an odd choice – would be better to have the metallica shuriken there!

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