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  2. Buzz_LightBeer
    Sales were declining and they needed a “newest latest greatest” innovation to freshen up?
  3. Today
  4. iceman8310
    does anyone know why bladetech changed the scoop in the front?
  5. shoeshine boy
    my league is requiring full facial for all but A division (we call it AAA, we have 4 subdivisions of AAA) and even A divisions will be required to wear at least a half shield. this change was done because our insurance costs were going up and up, mostly due to B level players taking pucks and sticks to the face and then requiring extensive dental work. I've heard a few people bitching but not many, at least not yet.
  6. Buzz_LightBeer
    People would be surprised how identical "what the pros use," and "what's easiest for the equipment guy" are
  7. Williamad33

    Cages

    Williamad33 replied to JCon's topic in Ice Hockey Equipment

    Good call on making the switch — it’s never fun to admit it’s time, but after enough stitches it’s just not worth gambling. Visibility is always the main concern when moving from visor to cage. The newer flat-bar designs are definitely a step up. I’ve tried both Bauer and CCM versions and found the sightlines much better than the old round-bar cages. Personally, I think black cages give the best visibility because your eyes adjust and kind of “ignore” the bars compared to silver or white.
  8. Williamad33 Williamad33 joined the community
  9. flip12
    I find your reasoning not so simple. Considering whether "young players should train on what the pros use" and using your Bedard example, I come to the opposite conclusion. If a young player finds something that elevates their play (as you say you think Bedard's boot and steel choices did for his skating) they're optimizing their performance, which is directly connected to their visibility and chances of making it to and beyond the next level. If instead they opt to stay inside the box of what's in the pro arsenal, they could be leaving performance on the table, diminishing both their chances of making it to higher levels, as well as their degree of excellence at those levels. Once they get to a level where they're professionally outfitted (team buys, EQM does the work, sponsorships could be available, etc.) then the element of "being a team player" with your equipment preferences could come in. Until that, I'd say it makes the most sense to do whatever you can that's legal to elevate your play. Not to mention that "what the pros use" isn't static, it evolves. Those pros who do use what pros used when they were kids are few and seen as curiosities--Sidney Crosby being the best example. Consider the clap skate as a counterexample. The technology was there collecting dust for around a decade before some elite skaters finally gave it a fair shake. Then everyone switched and all the world records fell, not necessarily in that order. Just because the pros don't use it doesn't mean it's not any good. There's a significant familiarity bias when the margins are razor thin.
  10. HannibalCircus31 HannibalCircus31 joined the community
  11. Westside
    Say it ain’t so! Surfside already shuttered their doors? Really liked this place. Had two skate conversions done, multiple sharpenings, and enjoyed their overall setup
  12. Yesterday
  13. GeNioS
    Ssssssshhhh. I've been waiting a long time for this moment, when people think that FBV is useless.....thank you automated sharpeners!
  14. GeNioS GeNioS joined the community
  15. mcne0101
    My son uses them. He has tried superfeet in the past and said they were very uncomfortable. He seems to like the Aetrex. I don't think it's really helped performance or anything, seems to be more of a comfort thing, maybe I'm wrong there.
  16. helmet91
    My sons have been skating with Currex insoles for a while now. I know many say they're not as good as the CCM branded version from over a decade ago, but the my boys seem to like them. They're a Bauer sz 7 Fit 1 with a really high arch so the 'high profile' insole works well for them.
  17. shoot_the_goalie
    Skip the rivet. Just use helmet hardware or the appropriate bolt, etc. Will stay connected much better and you don't even need access to a riveter.
  18. Hills
    Not at all, Sherwood and The Tire have nothing to do with this. Mine was 412grams before cut... it is steps behind the same priced Sherwood 7000 retro
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  20. cougarscaptain87
    My son has them in his skates. He scans at a 13.5 fit 3 which isn't something they make. He has wide forefeet, high volume, medium arch, narrow heel, so we have to play with fit to make something comfortable, size 1 D was causing the bottoms of his feet to go numb, 1 EE was better but then he was complaining about his heel rubbing and then we switched to 1.5 EE with fit b insoles. The fit b insoles seem to take up the negative space he was feeling from the size 1 skates, and he can be in his skates all day long with no complaints, last year between games we would always have to take his skates off. Could be coincidence, and he's always growing but I am going to continue to pay for these insoles during this phase of his growth and see if they continue to make sense. I use stock insoles from my super tacks in my ultrasonic skates so I don't have any personal experience unfortunately.
  21. flip12
    I do tend to use my Dolo with an end plug, but that also helps focus the feel for me with newer sticks like Hyperlite and Praux VF. Torquegate never bothered me with my Dolomite. Balance is a stick by stick issue and I don't think stick balance has improved linearly over the years. A lot of super light sticks have really strange balance. The only stick I've used that felt perfectly balanced for me without any counterweight like a 25-30g Tacki-Mac and or a 20-30g end plug was my RibCor 2. I think that was around 430g. Felt amazing. My least tweaked stick with good balance right now is a Malkin pro stock SE16 that's right around 450g and has a 30g Kovalchuk Tacki-Mac on it. Without the Tacki-Mac, it feels dead to me. With it, it sings. I don't sense much more power from newer sticks. This could be tested though. Get one of those testing machines to shoot pucks with NOS Synergy, TPS XN10, G3, etc., and compare it to the latest and most expensive models and see how much more powerful the shots are with the same swing.
  22. Dmitrakov
    With all due respect this is a crazy take haha. My dolomites feel like a weighted rubber training stick and they are severely bottom heavy compared to todays sticks, along with the synergy from 2 decades ago. They blade and shaft torque open and you feel it. I would say there is definitely tech that has improved the stick game, maybe the lightness of todays sticks hasn't "improved" the stick game per say, but the release/balance/power of these sticks compared to the latter is two different worlds in my opinion
  23. flip12
    I have an original Dolomite I bust out sometimes. I think it shoots just as well as anything I've tried since. Sure it's heavier, but the balance is nice so I don't notice the weight. I think the newer sticks are mostly marketing hype. There has to be a narrative that promotes their superiority otherwise there's no reason to try anything new, and certainly not anything more expensive than its previous iteration. The original Synergy is a lot closer to today's sticks in performance than it is to the sticks that were around at the time of its release.
  24. A2rhino
    Nostalgia for the sake of nostalgia. This is a great point! And you are correct. The XN10 was a great stick. BUT........ How would it compare to sticks today? No different than any other great stick or skates in the past. Would they really compete? Maybe, but most likely no. However, lets face it. Marketing sells and I would believe its safe to say; Marketing OVER SELLS. No different than in this instance.
  25. stick9
    Yup, 100% dad market cash grab. What sort of irks me about these things is trying to make it feel like the original, or hyping it like its some other worldly thing they are bring back for a limited time. Those TPS sticks were great at that point in time. I can't imagine they'd stand up to a modern composite. I think CCM got it right with the retro Tacks.
  26. flip12
    Good find! My vote for best skate of all-time.
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  28. Shogun
    Has anybody else tried these? What are your thoughts?
  29. shooter27
    I don’t know about what they’re producing now. But I will agree that the XN10 was an outstanding stick. People really liked the Response too.
  30. malcb33
    Just a regular copper rivet. Can use helmet hardware too
  31. malcb33
    I went down a size in the 3D printed tongues and prefer the length on them. I didn't notice any difference with the metatarsal guard but the 3D are very squishy.
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  33. stuie7
    Hi everyone. I took a 5 year break from hockey, and after I got off the ice last night I noticed that the rivet securing the tendon guard had disappeared from my old VH skates. Anyone know what kind of rivet would be a suitable replacement?
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  35. start_today
    Ok, again, I’m jaded and don’t like anything. But, this is just a brand name stamped on a mediocre stick, right? Like the “synergy” sticks that are a low tier Bauer with Easton graphics and a higher price point than they should have. No one under 40 actually cares if some ancient brand makes sticks again. If this were a new, modern build offering something unique, wouldn’t they use a new name to capture the youth market, who is far and away the biggest selling point? And if it’s the “classic” TPS, why does anyone care about people who have been out of the game for 20 years? And, outside of the XN10 (which, to be fair, people loved), TPS was never putting out GREAT sticks, right? They were fine, but it’s not like they were pushing boundaries and doing interesting stuff and suddenly stopped. Nostalgia for the sake of nostalgia. I’m happy to be proven wrong but, nothing about this strikes me as actually exciting.
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