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I don’t get it: underneath this booth is the same XS holder, and the pitch of the holder is the same across all CCM skates. With the boot sitting right on top of the holder wouldn’t it set the “heel to toe offset” the same as other CCM boots?

left to right. P92, Pro97, Easton Iginla - not the best angle on the Easton.

No. Same size as the senior Iginla (little longer) with a lower lie.

I use the PRO97 mostly because of the 4 lie, so that's another factor to consider.

P28's my favorite retail curve at present as well, but it really comes down to personal preference. The P28's aggressive toe rocker and loft give a lot of people trouble, causing puck flutter, and sending shots high, respectively. Both of those pain points are even worse coming from P88, as it has the flattest toe rocker and least loft of the commonly available blades. It could be a few years before P86 becomes mainstream, but it would be a safer bet than P28 for anyone coming from P88.

Having read more on this and having looked at the skates in person it definitely doesn’t look like Vizion is the new Tacks. It’s new 100k. they are less stiff than tacks, and have less padding. McKinnon switched from 100k to Vizion. The toe cup is padded, overall skates feel very nice! $1500 CDN is a lot of money for the retail skate. and the shim is 6mm - massive!

Makes two of us. I had customs Bauer supreme and CCM 100k before switching to customs Trues, and the difference I find between these is that when the shape of the boot actually contours to the shape of the foot then there are no pressure points anywhere and foam isn’t even needed. With CCM and Bauer using standard last boots Vizion better to be super thermo-formable. Looks like they are starting to trickle down into stores, so got to check them out. The shim is worrisome tho, totally changes the pitch of the skate from neutral to extreme!

Aycane Powerlight. Thick were you want, thin where you need. Not a bad try at $35 either.

Crazy. I know Coast2Coast has taken over development of the Fizix frames for a couple years now and they are slowly chipping away at that. I honestly didn't realize that Keith was in his 80s. He was tremendously dedicated to this project and roller hockey in general.

Man, first Per from Marsblade and now Keith from Sprung. Hope both companies can continue forward for both of their legacies to live on

I really miss NHL players having gloves that adhered to a general color scheme, but the actual execution between different brands, say Bauer and Eagle, might be a little different with the exact design. It added a little bit of color and spice. Everything is so hyper standardized now.

ProStockHockeySticks is a good option if you don't want to switch from the pattern you know.

Alternatively you could delay going to a curve boot even longer by trying to source the Pro Stock Bauer V Cut skates https://www.sighockey.com/collections/player-skates/products/bauer-vapor-2x-pro-v-cut-hockey-skates-9-d-a-280-ls-fly-ti

https://www.instagram.com/p/DXuLA4emxXg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link RIP Keith Sad loss of a great guy with an amazing passion