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Concave on both. I recently had a blue variant, I removed the blade and replaced with a tapered one no problem

Verdammt that’s nice

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin continues to rewrite the NHL's record books. The 36-year-old left winger scored his 274th power-play goal against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday, tying Hall of Famer Dave Andreychuk for the most all-time. https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/capitals-alex-ovechkin-scores-274th-power-play-goal-ties-dave-andreychuk-for-most-all-time/#:~:text=Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin,for the most all-time. He already tied and surpassed Brett Hull's record of 741 goals and is heading towards Jaromir Jagr's record of 766 goals. I'm guessing he'll surpass it this season, either regular or post season.

My curiosity drove me over to the Wayback Machine, and I found ePuck's archived marketing spiel for the shaft. Now the Boron Spine's handedness makes perfect sense: "The Tapered Novius represents the pinnacle of performance in shaft design. It combines the awesome construction of the Novius shaft with the 1 Piece Stick performance of a Tapered shaft. In a word: AWESOME! The Details Through extensive research and modeling, Innovative realized that a shaft is all about loading up energy and then releasing energy. The Novius is designed to do both of these. Like a compound bow that is easier to draw back than a standard bow, the Novius is easier to load up than other comparable shafts. After the loading phase, the energy is released into the puck more efficiently than other shafts as well. This is accomplished through a design that is completely unique in the industry. The Novius uses a Boron spine on the back side of the shaft (the side closest to your hand) to stiffen this side of the shaft. The front side of the shaft is made from comparatively softer composites. In effect, when loaded, the front side of the shaft can more easily ''stretch'' as you bend it into an arc during your shot. Upon release, the stiff Boron spine on the backside of the shaft delivers a spring like power that can launch the puck 15-20% harder than other top of the line shafts. A double concave shape on the lower 1/3 of the shaft focuses this flex low to reduce torque and increase accuracy. Right or Left in a Shaft? Yes - unlike any other shaft - you must choose a ''left'' or ''right'' on the Novius. This is because the Boron spine being located on the back side of the shaft means that you must hold the shaft correctly to utilize its benefits." So you're saying I may just have a wicked backhand if I reverse the shaft...I'm tempted. My Dolomite's a 75 and it shoots nicely, never felt it torque on me and go nuts or anything. The firmer/softer split on flex sounds interesting. I may just have to give it a try.

Blast from the past thread for reference: I loved my novius but I do remember torquing issues, I don’t think I ever took a slap shot with it. Not that you needed to, the 300 flex with its whip & kick point got off shots very quickly with great velocity. For me it was also a very durable shaft, seemed like it lasted forever until one of the walls on the shaft split from replacing blades.

I don’t recall all the details, but the Boron Spine was built into the shaft, which made it flex differently on the forehand as opposed to the backhand. I suppose I’m theory you could remove the blade and use it upside down (in regards to the graphics

RIP. Started going there in middle school in the mid 90s. It had that crowded toy store feeling like the shop in Might Ducks, where there was a ton of equipment just piled everywhere.

I forgot my mental note to check McDavid’s footwear after the All-Star Break...no big surprise—he’s back in his OG JetSpeeds for now. Looks like he’s been back in them for almost a week.

For thin outsoles you can use T nut " short" as there are 2 sizes which are used in football helmets so they are easy to find in football gear shops, these T nuts are the same that where used on the MLX skates.You will need 8/32 grade 10 button head screws. With this set up you will not have to use 14 as they are very strong , make sure to use blue locktight. Thicker outsoles use regular stainless steel T nuts 6/32. Done this on all my franken boots & never had a problem.

All the Novius OPS I’ve had were tapered, but keep in mind the shaft is hand specific.

Got an e-mail from KO Sports that the main store was changing ownership. Was hoping it was to another private individual but it is actually going to be a Pure Hockey. KO was. Source for Sports store so we would get SMU skates and sometimes other equipment. They had new old stock and the store itself is huge. Staffed primarily by adults, did profiling, etc. Was worth the planned hour drive a couple times a year. What a disappointment.