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I am a FIRM believer in superfeet. I just think they defeat the point of a boot made for your foot.

I assume just so the boot is easier to get on and off. Sacrificing a bit of wrap to do so. I may do the same so I don’t need to keep using a shoe horn every time I put my skates on.

Yeah I was a big superfeet user but it makes no sense in True skates.

Context?

When I said back on topic, that means STOP ACTING LIKE CHILDREN @oldtrainerguy28 @pgeorgan That means no “final words”. Just stop. The next person to post in this thread had better read and re-read their post to ensure it’s content is specifically about the Flare skate blade and has nothing to do with what machine they like, who they can name drop, or who cares about science more.

LOL no need to tell me... tell the guy who suggested Saran Wrap 😉

Okay guys, time to let it go. On-topic from this point forward. Thanks.

Is Saran Wrap strong enough? I would have thought most are using something above kitchen grade stretch wrap.

One thing I definitely think gets overlooked with these is just like you said, you really don’t need to tie these tightly because of how good the wrap is. I see guys in the locker room absolutely cranking their skates while I just basically eliminate slack and tie a bow. I actually played half my pickup on Tuesday with my right skate undone. It came undone and it wasn’t worth the effort to get everyone to stop to tie my skate back up. It wasn’t a problem at all so I didn’t say anything.

Definitely spot heat and flare out the top a bit. I heated mine, and stuck a softball into the top and tossed them in the freezer. Worked great. Made it way easier to get on, and didn’t affect the wrap at all.

I always describe it like a well fitting hiking boot. Nice even pressure and support converting your entire foot and ankle.

After that performance he should stick with it. He’s been bouncing all over the place with sticks for months.

FFS I’m not going in circles on this with you anymore.

Probably a guy who likes less bulk.

Ask the coach? Otherwise, anything dressy I’m sure will be totally fine. Pants or below knee skirt, blouse, jacket.

Im shocked. Every person on my team with Tron socks has holes all over them.

They’re the same except the goalie skates just cover the back with stitched in neoprene. Same exact same gap in carbon on the back. 

Well yes, like i said the goalie boot has a neoprene top rear cuff.

They’re the same except the goalie skates just cover the back with stitched in neoprene. Same exact same gap in carbon on the back.

Low end CCM. They’re light, stretchy, and sized well. We got them as a giveaway at our rink and I still wear it when I sub for other teams.

I wonder if I could order a pair of player skates with a Lundqvist loop and the old holders with the the toe tie opening punched out. Replace the rivet with a nut and whip up some sort of covering with some neoprene and boom... goalie/player interchangeable skates. Unless I’m missing something... but it seems doable.

Cut it out 🙂

Well maybe that's a nice early start on 2020 for ya 🙂

Because there’s no real reason to just lock them I guess. Who knows, maybe a couple years later there might be something worth revisiting?

I'm a bit surprised nobody has posted about this yet, though that could be for a number of reasons. But it's a discussion that we're clearly seeing needs to be had. So far we've seen a number of stories on the conduct of Mike Babcock, Bill Peters, and now Marc Crawford has been placed on leave. I'm not going to even try to compare the situations as they are not equal (Babcock asking Marner to rate the effort levels of the veterans, then sharing that info with them is NOT the same as Peters using the N-word and physically abusing players in Carolina) but that doesn't mean they all come from the same general mindset - that it's okay to use your power to physically or emotionally abuse players. And this is by no means an NHL problem, either, though I put it in the NHL section because let's be honest, that's what's making the news right now. It's a huge shift in what is acceptable conduct in hockey, from the top levels of the NHL, all the way down to the guys coaching squirt or pee-wee. My first thought is "screw them all", but then I think about where does that line actually get drawn? Are we going to hear about every single time a coach physically abused a player in a sport where getting angry at an opponent gives you almost free reign to do things that would be assault anywhere else? Do we give coaches who have passed away a free pass from bad press? Do we take into consideration that "things were different back then", even referring to more recent examples? Is every complaint from a former player about being punched or being hazed going to result in a firing? I hope there is some middle ground in there somewhere. I don't want to sound like I'm defending any of these guys either, I just think some common sense needs to come into play but I don't have any answers as far as what common sense even is in this case. One more thing I want to mention - for those who are saying things like "why did it take 10 years to say something?"... keep in mind that in many cases these are fringe pros and the coach can literally make or break somebody's entire career. They have THAT much power. And again, that's power they hold over players starting from a very young age group. It's fair to say some of these guys decided that they would probably be ignored and even worse have their careers destroyed. Though, in some cases I'm sure it's going to be a valid question. I don't know... it's obviously an extremely complex situation with a lot of nuances. I'm curious to see where it goes, and whether we as a society of hockey players, fans, coaches, and parents can make improvements on the way the game is handled moving forward.