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IMO, the question is if you want it done right? Send them off to a proper professional to have them done right and chalk up the added cost as having learned a lesson

I haven’t used the Warrior retail version, but I have used the pro stock P90T, which is probably the closest to pro Benn that’s out there. For what it’s worth, here’s my experience having used most of the available variations. The pro Benn, which is my favourite, has the highest lie and the deepest, most sudden, deep kink at the very toe. It’s basically a true P92 that’s been modified at the end, which actually makes it slightly shorter than a standard P92. The CCM pro version of p90t is very close to the same thing, but the kink is a bit less aggressive. The retail CCM and Bauer P90TM play quite a bit differently than a pro Benn. The lie is significantly lower and the curve runs more through the blade, with only the slightest break right at the toe. I actually find switching from a Benn to a retail P92, or even a P28, easier than going from a Benn to a P90TM. The TRUE version (TC6 / P90T) is also kind of its own thing, which I personally find very difficult to use. It has a narrower heel and a rounder toe, almost like a P91. The kink is a bit more pronounced than the P90TM, but not dramatically so. Even PRO’s Benn version isn’t really a true Bauer Benn. It’s based on the pro CCM version, which has a slightly softer kink. For me, it’s either Bauer Benn or something entirely different. Lately I’ve been using PRO’s Thompson. I find it plays somewhat similarly to Benn but it’s much longer and taller, with the most aggressive toe break of all of them. I’ve tried most of the popular toe patterns over the years and I’ve found the Thompson is the best and most fun for puckhandling. The downside is that because I’m about a foot shorter than Thompson, I find it harder and slower to lift my heel and load a shot properly because of the angles of a very long blade without forgiving pocket. All of this should probably be prefaced with the fact that I’m extremely picky about curves and have likely lost my mind at some point, which may be messing with this entire analysis.

Yeah, The shins even have the CCM logo molded into the pad. SMH... Man some old 6070/ 7k shins and some 8066 elbow pads would be insane!