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I'm a CCM stick convert ever since the Ultra Tacks came out. Used Bauer before that, mostly the Nexus line, sometimes Supreme. (I'm a mid-kick type of guy). Honestly, I think both brands are fine along with any of the top manufacturers. I just usually can find CCM sticks on clearance a bit more easier than Bauer. I guess there's also wishful thinking that CCM will go back to the the Ultra Tacks characteristics someday (just disguised with a different paint job). Ultra Tacks was my favorite stick of all time to this point. Such an effortless stick with such a smooth kick point.

I've seen this SO many times. Kids refusing to wear any skate but Bauer, cause all the other kids are wearing Bauer. It's gotten a little better in recent years though, now that CCM has improved their skate lines and marketing.

I said POWERFEET not Superfeet. Big difference. Powerfeet are the thick pads that go on the top of the toe box and help to reduce negative space above the toes. It also helps your toes from sliding around. Can make a touch long skate feel better. Also, did you bake with the Superfeet in the 3S? Or did you bake with stock insole/Speedplates. Superfeet will lift your arches, and cause your whole foot to "shorten" in length a touch. If you baked with stock insoles/Speedplates and they felt good, but then you put in Superfeet, they're going to possibly feel a touch longer and give you more room in the toebox.

You could always try putting some Powerfeet or something similar in the skates to see if that helps any. Just put them in (don't remove the adhesive backing) and see if they help cut down movement. However, if the skates are too big, they're too big and Powerfeet won't make a significant difference.

This would be a great idea. Maybe the scan costs like $20, but if you purchase a retail or custom boot from True, the $20 goes toward the purchase.

I never used my tendon guards as leverage to take my skates off. Always handled my skates with great care, and my rivets popped off twice on both skates. I agree with SkateWorksPNW that a flared rivet would do the trick, but that's not how they came from True (and sadly the LHS who repaired them). I think a bolt system is better and happy to see True changing to that. Easier to take on and off for the average user I would think. For me, once I rigged my tendons to a bolt system, they've been solid ever since.

Thank goodness. This was my only complaint with my Trues. The tendon rivets suck, so I had to rig my own bolt system to keep my tendon guards on.

Good article in the Athletic today about these. I agree that a "mouth" shield isn't the best solution (and still going to cause problems), but at least people are thinking of ways to make things safer.

I would highly recommend people to get refunds instead of credits, if they are being offered (which they should be). Not just in hockey, but with everything. It would not surprise me if companies start to file for bankruptcy. If that happens, the general patron will have a very hard time getting their money back.

Ok. Now that that's over, what prevents any of the play-in teams to start purposely tanking, say if they go down 2 games to none, so they get a good shot at Lafreniere? Am I missing something? Can someone explain to me if I'm misunderstanding the way the lottery worked?

Dan Fritsche just came out to verify all of what Carcillo and Taylor had previously stated. He was very fiery in the article in The Athletic....can't blame him whatsoever.

On the site, it estimated delivery Aug 2020

Well, that's cause he had 5 other goalies playing in front of him. J/K!

That's not what I'm referring too. Slimming down the equipment even further, even if the level of protection is greater, is still not going to fly, cause you're reducing the mass that goalies have to block pucks. Garth Snow didn't have all that huge padding extending from his shoulders to protect his body.

I have a hard time seeing the NHL slimming down goalie equipment again. There was a lot of resistance the first time around, and though it happened, I can't see it happening again in the near future. I'm glad to see the Garth Snows of the world out of the game (not the player, but the padding profile), but unless goal scoring is way down again, I can't see the goalies being on board with reducing their mass even more. However, I definitely can see player protective being much more slimmer/low-profile, with new, innovative materials. Didn't the Bauer OD1N project play around with this? Didn't they made a 3d scanned body suit that was extremely low profile? What ever happened to that? I know they took technologies from that project and applied it to current protective lines, but I would be very interested if they could create a fully customized suit that is very tight to the body, and instead of individual components of gear, could all be components incorporated into one suit. Also, what about the Neuroshield? I know there wasn't much evidence that it worked, but it would be great if manufacturers pushed the science on something like that to help with concussion issues. If they were to perfect something like that, I would say that would be groundbreaking, and definitely worth the title of being innovative.

One of my kids got a bunch of rashes multiple times, recently. (rashes took about two weeks to clear in each instance and were not contagious) Had no idea what was causing it, until I took a walk around my property doing some work and found tons of it in the nearby woods. Apparently they have had an increased spread this year, possibly due to climate change. Add in the increase in tick populations; I'm just putting my kids off limits to playing in the woods now, sadly

It would get people to stop spitting on the ice/benches.

Random question. Being that I haven't played since early March and my Sparx has just been sitting, unused. Would it be wise for me to run it for a couple of passes to make sure the lubricants in the mechanics keep as they should? Or is that totally unnecessary?

Lots of good advice here. The Superfeet was a good idea to try. It'll buy you a little room, but it sounds like you need a bit more still. What kind of socks does your daughter wear? Can she switch to a really thick sock, like sock liners? Maybe even go barefoot? Also, instead of trying to stretch the toe (which is really hard), maybe you can try to compress the heel a bit more, though that might not buy you enough room still. Finally, weird question, but maybe relevant...how long are her toenails? Can she cut them back further, or is it the actual toe that's hitting the toe cap?

Thanks! I just checked it out. The off ice shield does look like those full visors they use in the cycling world.

From ESPN today: "hockey equipment manufacturer Bauer has spoken with the league and teams about medical-grade off-ice visors that coaches, executives, team personnel and others could wear as a measure of protection against spreading or contracting COVID-19. Product vice president Craig Desjardins said the visor, which can attach to the brim of a baseball cap, is "feather light" despite being three times thicker than a medical shield and meeting the American National Standards Institute regulation for preventing droplets." To be revealed today from my understanding. From what it sounds like, it's not for on-ice play.

Guessing graphically, they'll be significantly different? Maybe more True Blue on the skate?

I have the rubber stones direct from Step. They're great, though the shipping was pricey if I remember correctly. I use a rubber stone, then a piece of leather after sharpening. They're not quite the same as a soft gummy stone you'd use for skiing, but similar. Hard gummy stones for skis will micro-scratch the DLC on Blacksteel, so if you're gonna use a ski gummy stone, make sure it's the "soft" kind, making sure it has a rubber coating.

I really wanted to buy one, but was worried it would get me into the habit of looking down at the lights/puck. Do you find you're looking down a lot, or do you use it using more peripheral vision?

Totally hear you. I was speaking more from my personal experience. I can definitely dangle/toe-drag much better with less equipment on. I'm totally guessing here, but maybe for you it has to do with the friction/glide differential when using a GB. I do notice that the original GB "sticks" a bit better when I'm stick handling. Could be the weight too. I also have the heavy duty GB and a whole other different types of roller pucks, and I noticed that with the original GB, stick handling is a bit more fluid and easier. Also could be your stick (if you use a different one for roller) or even could be the difference in your roller skate height vs your ice skate height? Maybe even snow buildup on the blade on ice making it more difficult? So many variables... Agreed... kids today, from even very young ages can do so much ridiculous stuff with the puck. Back when I played, even if if you were good at it, you just didn't do it cause you'd get benched for being too "fancy". Was a different mentality back then I guess. Or maybe my coaches couldn't do it themselves!?