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I really appreciate your quick response and insight! I'm OK at the moment as I still have 3 P106 sticks and I'm only playing twice a week these days; but I know it's just a matter of time before I'm going to be searching for a replacement. Years ago I used Shanahan's curve, until of course they stopped making it because the kids don't know who Shanahan is...Hahaha I thought it was the end of the world until I discovered the almighty "P106".... Might be the end of the world again soon... Thanks again!

Yes. Use a rubber stone followed by a piece of leather and that should take care of it. However, unless the steel is DLC coated (not just cosmetically coated), there's really no harm in using a regular stone except marring the finish. It doesn't really affect the skate's performance. And while we all personally like to keep our equipment in tip top shape on MSH, in reality, most people at the rink are not looking at our steel and judging us by its appearance. (except fellow MSHers...lol) My kid's skate has CCM Black and I just stone hone it, since the coating isn't really doing anything for performance. And the kids' don't care that their runners are gleaming. Steel that is truly coated, like Step Black, etc. if you scrape the finish off, then yes, the blade will suffer; subsequent sharpening won't sharpen as clean as before.

Rubber/Clay stone works well on that finish https://howieshockeytape.com/products/rubber-skate-stone?_pos=2&_sid=e77362d25&_ss=r

My brain says Vegas, my heart wants Montreal to win. I'll go with my heart and hope for the Habs in 6 (Vegas in 5 is what my head says). I think Tampa is far more talented than the Islanders overall, but the Islanders have the defensive structure, goaltending and coaching to put up a good fight. Tampa in 7.