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The biggest disappointment was when I brought it up to multiple CCM reps and they shrugged their shoulders... the pro stock Tacks shin guards are so much better for knee padding.

That is why I added Poron shot blockers to the inside of the knee. CCM really thinned out the foams there to show off the D3O from the 20K to the Ultra Tacks. Super disappointing they haven't really addressed it.

The jerseys though!

I find it interesting that CCM's community question site had a questionnaire the day this happened asking whether or not they would switch skates if they couldn't use a steel they preferred.

But the majority of people swapping CCM steel aren't in the equivalent skates as LS1...

Did the Octogun expand outwards?

Both of the JRZ gloves are basically the same as each other. Just a 1 piece cuff vs 2 piece. Unfortunately there isn't a JRZ glove that will be close to that V8 that Vaughn makes. JRZ gloves are closest to the V8 XP

I wish you the best of luck!

It bulges outwards, like a snake swallowing an egg.

Not even close... the taper is completely different than anything I have seen before.

When I play on really bad soft ice (twice a week) I really notice a difference between the polished steel and the non-polished. Hyper-glide would legitimately glide better on the poor ice than the CCM Blacksteel would with the same sharpening.

Usually companies don't release multiple products within a few months of each other with the opposite naming conventions. Plus, swapping Pro from the 2nd tier price point to the top tier is confusing people more than feeling like they are getting something fresh.

The confusing part is CCM decided to change their naming convention so they have 0 consistency.

Does that mean the DX SL wouldn't have the same "one piece" construction as the non-SL version? Or is the True1 not referencing a 1 piece stick.

Verbero Mercury socks are super comfortable and often go on sale for 50% off. Thicker sock compared to the really thin ones though.

I was trying to give them the slight benefit of the doubt haha

I never understood D3O on the tongue of a goal skate... that would never be hit by a puck. I guess it was for lace bite protection?

I fail the pencil test in true skates but never had issues with lace bite. I figured it was due to me not actually having to tighten the skates much to get them to feel snug. I basically only tie up the top 3 eyelits.

Are the 1X Pro not Poron in the fingers? The foams feel really similar to the back hand foams.

Probably because when these skates launch the stick will be on the AS3 at that time. Simple solution is to stop with new sticks every year. Since Bauer stopped yearly refresh cycles for sticks I have a feeling CCM will stop in a few cycles.

Best of luck down there!

PSH has always been brutal for shipping to Canada. I always had to use a box or friend in the states to ship them too. What gloves are you looking for specifically?

If you want the most protective look for pro stock CCM gloves labelled XP, which stands for extra protection. They use a thick piece of D3O instead of normal foams for the finger and backhand protection. In all of my protective tests I have found those the best with the Bauers trailing very slightly behind. A bunch of non-XP gloves have the D3O in them but it is harder to tell unless you can see them in person. The Bauer retail Pro lines are VERY close to the pro stock ones. They use Poron for instead of "standard" foams. My only issue with the Bauer is side index finger protection is too hard and not thick enough. I took a slap shot there and broke my finger. Warrior DX gloves were a huge improvement in protection compared to the old ones, and I bring them up because Warrior has the best protection on the index finger area.

Some people definitely have unrealistic expectations, but I always tell them if your feet are numb when while you skate or you can't stand on them for a bit after you skate something is wrong.

Did you have to pay to send those back? Or did they cover shipping.