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FYI. Flex doesn't change when you cut the stick, just the leverage. Here's a video of a True Hockey engineer explaining things.

If the internals of the blade are wearing out, you can test that by practicing passes with a teammate during pre-game. If you can't handle the pass easily in a non-game situation, just throw it away. Have you checked out sticks from www.prostockhockey.com They got some low flex intermediate sticks in your price range.

4 years is a long time for a stick. I would imagine your blade is pretty soft. Even if it’s not visibaly broken, I bet the blade is soft, which will make handling and shoot the puck challenging. You’re gonna love the feel of any new stick. 🙂 (and another vote for the FT3 or FT3 team. Great stick and currently a great value.) 28 and 92 are both open toes like the p14, but more open and deeper. With the same motion as your stick now, those are going to probably put the puck higher on passes and shots. To me, the 88 is the most similar, but the curve is more toward the middle of the blade, and the toe isn't open like the other three curves mentioned here. Can you borrow a teammates stick to try out those curves? Or, even just visually compare them to your p14?

You gotta try out curves, theoretical postings aren't going to help. I went from 88 to 28 then had second thoughts. It wasn't until I was able to just shoot a ton of pucks and got used to it and made some adjustments that I got good with it (relatively, I am the definition of mediocre 😄 ).

That FT3 Pro is the best stick I've ever used. The hybrid kick point gives you power wherever you put your hand, and with whatever kind of shot you're taking, even off balance. At $159, the FT3 is a great deal, and I think the FT3 Team is probably just as good, but heavier. And it does have a more dampened blade core than a Vapor, which would help you with those passes. The issue for you is going to be that it's grippy.

CCM FT3 is on close out for $159. That P14 (Toews) is long gone. Sure you can still find some but they are few and far between. As for flex. Try a senior 70-75 flex. I find the 70 flex sticks to be just about perfect after cutting them to length.

Both CCM Ribcore and Bauer Vapors are low kick sticks. The Ribcore has a more dampened blade compared to the Vapor, and it will probably be easier receiving hard passes on a Ribcore.

I'm also in So Cal. I'm not too sure about a good solution to your first question, but for your second one maybe you can call up a few local rinks and see if they are taking donations? Might be harder to donate stuff due do the Covid stuff, maybe?

In case you wanted to find them, the Shanahan was the Bauer P10. Some pros are still using them, including Patrick Kane (though his is an extreme lie 7) and Giroux. You can order P10s through Bauer’s “Pro Custom” service. Though you could order P106 too, I think. I’m pretty sure Base is making a P10 clone too.

If you're a lefty, i tried the BC20 from Base, it's about the closest thing I've found. Though its more similar to the old wood variation IMO

Have you tried reducing the hollow with them? I find that when on coated blades they do bite more than normal, so you can go shallower without a worry. For me, it was 5/8 to 3.4 and a temptation to go 7/8…