Fire0nIce228

No seriously stop talking about Letang or you may never wake up tomorrow morning. I'm super serial

If your talkin about the greater pittsburgh region NA, I don't think that is. Actually it is, those pictures are from the State Championship game. No shit? They got new uni's from last time I played them.. Then again that was about 4-5 years ago. My mistake.

Its a free fucking country and were not gonna create a new topic to answer one question about someone else.

I also agree Letang is a steal! He is just as good if not better than Naserdine who the Pens had brought up for a big part of the season, so I think Letang could have played NHL all year. He's got good offensive talents, and in his little stint scored a couple goals before being sent.. He might not ever be in the all star game, but he'll (hopefully) be a good 2-3-4 defensemen that can put up points. Hopefully he's Gonchar-esq points wise, and not in the box as much :).

Without taking the time to go to his teams site, looks like 37 or 39..

Yeah nice skates man..

If your talkin about the greater pittsburgh region NA, I don't think that is.

that curve is BEAUTIFUL!! So are the MIA gloves..

chalk up more for Spill Canvas Brand New Cartel Reliant K Gym Class Heroes It dies today Fort Minor.. perhaps?

I just got a new Bauer 8000 combo Nike V10 elbows and Vapor XX gloves (love them) and got Vapor XX skates for the cheaper price, love them too.

I'm going to go with the Sabres. Same reasons mentioned above, crazy offense and solid defense. Might have to worry about people killing their players cause of the new uniforms, but what can ya do? :) Pens will be strong in a few years no doubt.

Beaver, you got some sexy skates man!

Nope, no Timmy.

I dunno if I posted this one or not.

If the rink is close to the university I would seriously consider it. I'm lookin to transfer to Michigan and could tour the school and play all in one trip..

I've just been wonderin, what do roller hockey players who wear exclusively roller hockey made skates think of guys who get ice skates and convert them to inline? Is there any bad blood because maybe the roller guys think the peple with converted skates are rich or somethin?

Midgets is Butler Valley Dawgs and the high school is Knoch Knights

Midget jersey on the left high school on right..skates and sticks are about the only thing i've got worth showing..my Comp SE's have tuuks on them. I like seeing everyones jersey designs and logo's. Maybe a seperate topic? Anyone know why on the upstairs computer with the camera software the pictures are real nice and bright then when I bring them to downstairs computer with internet they get all dark?

LOL no i didnt photoshop it in, half our team didnt get our jerseys from Easton till even after the season started so the new letters didn't come in until they came in. Our manager had to print out letters at his work, so its a shiny sticker. Even when easton sent in the real letters they just sent plain crappy black ones instead of the green and grey ones the kids had last year. Hell, first game of the season we had to have white tape letters on our green away jerseys.. :(

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helmet- bauer 3000 shoulder pads- Itech Tech Lite elbow pads- CCM Tacks 452 pants- CCM Tacks 652 shins- Easton UL gloves- Easton UL skates- 03 Bauer Vapor X, 03 Easton Comp SE w/ tuuk holders sticks- Vapor XX primary, XN10

Bauer Vapor XX/Regular 87 Flex/P88 (Lindros) Pattern User -5'9, 140 lbs Blade- I've used composite blades the last 3 years. Nothing spectacular or new to me. Feels good, solid. The blade hasn't chipped or anything too bad for me, even the toe is in pretty good shape. As mentioned before, feels like a Synergy. 8/10 Flex- The 87 flex is awesome, but thats my personal preferance. I dont feel any flex when recieving hard passes, but can feel the stick flex when I take slapshots. My slapshot has improved alot going down to this flex from a 100 flex stick.9.5/10 Stickhandling/Reciving passes- I used to use the Sakic pattern, and after just a short while I was accustomed to the Lindros pattern and doing quite well with it. I'm used to graphite blades, so the "dead" feel isn't a problem, or even noticable to me. I like the feel.8/10 Shooting- I love shooting with this stick. I have noticed a great improvement in my slapshot, and have lost nothing on my wrist shot or backhand. Coming from a Synergy Si-Core, I like shooting with this stick much better 9/10 Weight/Balance- This stick feels light, period. Not listed as extrodinarily light, but good balance really makes this thing feel like a feather IMO. 9.5/10 Durability- Been using the stick for a few weeks, and nothing major. Blade has no cracks, and the only chips are in the toe, and they are very minor at that. The shaft is still in great shape, minus the normal scuff marks and such. 9/10 Intangables- The chrome XX stickers started to peel off of my stick ,so I pulled them the rest of the way off. To me, its a hockey stick not a beauty model, so not having stickers on the stick is no big deal. I also love the grip on the stick, not too much, but enough. 10/10 Conclusion- I love this stick. I can launch great shots with it and it feels great. I have been and will continue to tell people searching for a new OPS to give the Bauer Vapor XX a try. If my stick breaks, I will almost definetly be getting another one, in the exact same specs. Final Score 9.5/10 Added Edits: I've continuously been using this stick , and now that its seeing more in game action instead of just practice its starting to show a little. The toe of the blade has started to chip a little bit more than it had, but still nothing major. And, in a game I recently had I was going along the boards behind the net, got hit and the blade of the stick got jammed in the crack where the door onto the ice closes, so forcefully that the stick came out of my hands and was stuck in the crack between the 2 pieces of glass (because of the door), still, aside from shredded tape, the blade is FINE. No cracks or no visible anything from the incident. Very Well Done! If this thing breaks I know for sure that I will buy another. Final Update: Blade broke after an entire seasons use as the only stick I used. 20-something games and 1-2 practices a week from November-March. A chip in the heel of the blade turned into a crack running up the forehand part of the blade. Still shot very well, but was weakining. Finally someone fell on my blade and broke it. I still recommend this stick all the time, went with my teammate to buy a stick and talked him into buying an XX hossa pattern. 9.5/10 still.