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Im kicking off 2017 going from the venting spot to the sweet spot. The scary spinal/neck surgery that came out of the blue was a success. My surgeon was excellent and he said it's only a matter of time before I'm as good as new. All I can do now is take it slow and heal up. All I can really say is if you got something health-wise going on, don't wait, get it checked out. And if you have to push for an MRI, X-RAY or whatever, do it, it's your body and it might save your life.

My store has gotten LS3 Pro steel in LS2 configuration (non-EDGE) but not this. I had noticed it on the custom order form and so I asked what it was. That's how I got the graphic.

Just go LS4...

Cole is on Step Steel. As for that Marlies team with Hosang and McDavid its funny about the story because it's so true. However in the final game of tge OHL cup McDavid was told he was falling because his blades were so low. I offered to switch them and match the profile. Josh said he should. But the captain said it would be bad luck. So he left them just sharpened. He fell on a break away to tie the game and his team lost in the finals. Since then he has always had fresh steel. Profiled and sharp.

I suspect McDavid is one of those guys that is very particular about every little detail, and here's why...My friend's daughter was dating Josh Ho-Sang when he was McDavid's teammate on the Marlies. I was told that at tournaments, while the rest of the team was having fun between games, Connor was in the hotel room with his dad drinking protein shakes, etc. I'm not knocking the kid, it's just clear that he's been groomed from a very young age to be an elite athlete. He's clearly looking for any advantage he can get, so probably has a preferred hollow. If I had to guess, I'd bet he's somewhere between 5/8" and 1". As for Grabner, his speed is mostly just an extremely powerful push. The man's quads are huge and he's a workout beast! Edit: Just saw OTG's post about him being on 5/8".

Actually Stick9 is correct. there are many guys have no clue of profile and or hollow. Some like to learn and some just say not to sharp or sharper. I worked with McDavid at the OHL cup and earlier on in that season and he was at 5/8ths. If he changed later in the OHL not sure?

And now, some words of wisdom from the Grand Poobah of Knowledge: Burning Bear (really would like to change my horrible MSH handle) When bringing your iPhone full of music to play during your New Year's Eve hockey game and the battery goes flat when you were sure it was fully charged, it would behoove you to consult with one of your tech-savvy teammates as opposed to spending all of your time on the bench repeatedly pressing the power and home buttons attempting to resuscitate it. Moreover, after becoming red-in-the-face in frustration, don't start banging the phone against one of the metal dividers in the Plexiglas like a madman, hoping that will magically fix the problem, and end up shattering the screen. Above all, AGAIN, don't wait until after you've destroyed your phone to talk to your tech-savvy teammate and have him explain to you that it was a simple $20 dying lithium-ion battery issue whilst staring at you like you have mushy pudding for brains. Also, don't be me.

Brett Hull is wearing VH in the alumni game, too.

Just like almost any other piece of equipment, there are great skaters who can skate on anything and there are great skaters who need everything an exact certain way otherwise they can feel it and notice the difference. I have no idea which camp McDavid falls into with his skates and really don't care.

Thanks boys, I'll cheers to F Cancer all day.

I agree, F cancer. F it hard.

Seems wrong to "like" your post, but we'll pretend that's an "I agree, F Cancer" button. Sorry to hear, man.

Only the goalies and Kessel below 1/2". An older chart from a few years ago had Crosby at 7/16", now 9/16". I wouldn't be surprised if McDavid is above 1/2" for more glide.