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Matt, I think the answer to your question lies in the Pro Sharp profile project that JR is doing. There are so many more profiles available that can enhance people's skating now that people are dialing in and getting optimal performance. Of course you can always try to replicate your old 9 foot rocker but you can also step outside the box and try some new stuff. It's really your call. But in short, yes... I think int time you will find that a typical 9 foot rocker is obsolete.

Opinions are like assholes; some are larger than others. I'll take the word of a guy who has fitted 900+ pairs of the things over the word of others, EVERY TIME! The idea that a custom skate should fit perfect right out of the box is scary to me. Whether it's scanning, measurements, whatever, there will ALWAYS be something not quite perfect, and there will be tinkering needed, even just the slightest bit, in order to get it 100%. Maybe YOUR idea of 100% is less than, only because TO YOU, the skates fit you BETTER than your last pair. You might be surprised what can be done at a far less cost than ordering custom skates. With that said, lots of Kool-Aid being consumed here lately; custom skates, Sparks, crazy times!

Wilson looks like he just spotted Ryan Reeves coming over the boards.

Echoing that you should hop on the prosharp project with JR. 9+1 might be what you end up liking best, but I see it like FBV... Roh works, but there's a different option you might like better, that takes a little different approach.

Isn't the CCM option you're referring to the (cheaper) 3D Custom Mold option? I thought the Total Custom option from CCM was a "built from scratch" process, ala True?

Thanks. I'll see how this one goes, but I may end up buying new steel and getting JR to work his magic.

Wayyyy more common than you think. I was once talking to an ex AHL/ ECHL pro and he said: "I don't know what size skates I wear they just measure my foot and hand me a pair of skates". For every pro like Crosby who is extremely in tune with everything and knows everything about their gear, there are at least 3 guys who don't care/ know.

Buy new gear! just kidding. Like DK said.

It's all about the guys in the locker room. Win or lose the guys on my team have become my best friends and I look forward to seeing them.

They both use the same software to scan. CCM basically takes a scan and prints a copy of your foot and matches it to a retail skate boot and then does a high-pressure mold of the skate around a copy of your foot. True takes the scan and builds the skate from the inside out, around the foot last. Which is better, I think they are both excellent compared to buying any traditional skate off the retail shelf. The best skate is the one that matches your skating style while also proving a good fit. We get many people who come in and ask us whats better, CCM, Bauer or True for custom skates and I always have the same answer, it's whatever you prefer.