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  1. AIREAYE
    To clarify, the 20K and 17K, when released, will not have the new holder? The catalogue says that both feature the new holder. Likewise, the 20K in this catalogue is listed to have the Hyper-Glide polished runner while the 17K is listed to have the Speed blade runner. Will they have these runners upon release?
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    Mhmm, a lot of us fall under a unique segment populated with many opinion leaders to which companies rely on to pass along information, such as yourself. Heh I learned that in marketing; great course. Thanks for the insight.
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    I wonder how they got the figure of 7%...sample data? Higher level geometry? Simple angles?
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    Something in there doesn't seem to belong...
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    I think they're Elite's relatively new Oval laces. If so, then I highly recommend them if you want alightly more grip than traditional wax with a larger suface area. Great laces!
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    He's posting this as a sweet spot moment.
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    If anything, it shows that good food can be found in the most unexpected of places. There is a HockeyMonkey and a Pure Hockey over there as well.
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    You're welcome. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy_BcVg4A5Q
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    Thanks for the update! Eagerly awaiting the day when I'm able to order those PS Calgary Flames third colorway gloves. Not fond of paying $200+ for a pair on ebay...
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    The M3 II feels as light and balanced as a a CL, or 11K! Hoooolyy mako-naw! Haven't picked up an M5 II yet but it's supposed to be the same weight more or less as the original Mako.
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    Although everyone is hyped up about the top end Mako stick, I would just like to draw some much deserved attention to the pricepoint Mako M1 II and M2 II. Although I have not weighed them individually, they are perhaps the lightest and most balanced sticks at their respective ($70, $100) pricepoints. Absolutely phenomenol first impression.
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    Makes sense. We have one last pair of those 5000s left and they are indeed uppers and padded lowers last I checked. The buttons give it away.
  13. AIREAYE
    Had one of the stupidest questions directed at me today. There was a guy looking to buy a clearance S17 helmet for $50 and was all ready to pay and head out when I noticed that the shell was cracked on both temples where the double screws are. Naturally, being a defective helmet, I couldn't sell it to him and told him so. No worries, I would check the computer to see if any other nearby stores had them and unfortunately, none did. Exasperated, he asked once more if he could buy it and I refused, citing that I would be risking my job, my manager's job, and a lawsuit should I sell him that helmet. Seemingly undeterred and unconvinced, he then asks if he could pay cash instead and return the helmet to another store for a refund. No. I'm not risking any of that for your stupid $50 helmet. This was the same guy that I helped, last week, with a pair of pants. I should have known that this would happen...last week he settled for a pair of women's pants because they were on clearance for $15...
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    Oh boy, at least they weren't coil-bound. Thanks again.
  15. AIREAYE
    Interesting feature on the T90 Pro player pants; a 2 piece construction. So uppers and padded lowers ala pro stock pants and CCM U+CL/CS? Thanks for the upload, it looked like you had to manually scan this guy?
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    That Talon 100 stick is interesting. Pushing it's weight class in line with all of the top brands and even exceeding flagship sticks like the APX (weighed in at 416g in non-grip 87 flex P92) if the catalog measurement is accurate. Using what appears to be a spear construction to me would help with that balance that always seem to come into question amongst any exceptionally light stick from relatively smaller brands. Weird flex offerings in the 78 and 98. Ridiculous curve in the 33. It's like if someone cropped the heel and inserted a cropped toe of another curve on there...wild.
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    Of course they have different quarters and linings, they're at different price points! Yes, the 4.0 is noticeably stiffer than the 3.0, unproportionately so given that it's just one step up.
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    Cool, so a mom just called in asking for 'Viper' skates "What, you don't know Viper? The car?" It would be hilarious if the people who say 'Boo-ur' or 'Bar' met her.
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    I don't think you'll be the only one out there who will be confused lol Easiest way is to follow the line up from the X 30 (there will be people who will add the ':' colon and, in the process, confuse everyone else), which is similar to the X1.0/X:05 and go up from there. But it's weird because in the catalog, the X 40, which should be the equivalent to the X2.0/X:15, has copied the features list almost word for word from the X1.0. It's most likely going to be the case of the former comment as it lines up with the X100 = APX, X 90 = X7.0 relationships as you follow the line down. Also in this year's catalog, it says that the first skate in the line (going up) to have fully thermoformable uppers is the X 80, which is supposedly the X6.0 replacement. In last year's catalog, the first skate with that 'feature' was the X5.0 (X 70 this year?), but in practise, the X4.0s were stiff enough to be baked that I'd recommend doing those and very rarely did I get people baking 3.0s because they were so much softer. So perhaps this year it would be the same with the X 70-X 50 practically speaking.
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    Interesting, surprising for me given that Bauer's been in hockey forever. Though if I think about it, current brands like Sherwood and Easton have held the stick market longer than Bauer has. Bauer's only shown success in the stick market within the past decade if I'm not mistaken.
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    imho, Easton hasn't put out anything particularly innovative or groundbreaking in sticks since they introduced the elliptical taper on the S17s. regarding curves, the only consumers who seem to occasionally refer to the curve name by code number is with Bauer. I hear almost as many 'P88' or 'P92' references as 'Kane' or 'Backstrom'. Almost everyone refers to Warrior, Reebok, CCM and Easton patterns by player name.
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    I saw that ad on Facebook, cool pickup.
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    Ahh I see, thanks. Is this the first time that Warrior has brought down an NHL-spec cap down to retail? I know the 2011 and 2012 Projekt caps were pretty soft, but I didn't want to go around sticking pins in my/the store stock haha so I wasn't sure.
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    Are the shoulder caps on the AX1 shoulder pads NHL-spec?
  25. AIREAYE
    What are the differences between the stick lines? Is there only going to be the GX4 in the shin/shoulder/elbows? Will the older models carry over? Those new color options are absolutely salivating...
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