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Howdy, I dunno if there's some crazy special name, but AFAIK the screw heads are just regular square stuff, so any square bit of the right size should work. You want steel for the CXN holder. Its relatively hard to find. If you can't luck out and find some on ebay or whatever, Step seems to still be making and selling it, but I have no idea if they do it in batches / whatever. Mark

Howdy, There's no words really. Sorry man. Mark

Howdy, I thought the whole point of them going to direct sales was to have way lower prices for consumers at "no cost" to themselves... Mark

Howdy, Did you wash with Zanfel or something like that yet? I found that to actually work, FWIW. May not help much if its been a while though. Mark

Howdy, I'll be interested to hear details about what you think are the differences between Makos and the Trues... I'm in Makos now which were the first skates that I felt like they "fit". I'm figuring it'll be Trues next for me as well. Mark

Howdy, This matches my experience. I was using 5/8 ROH and went to a 1/2 Fire. Felt about the same to me as the 5/8, not a huge difference either way. It's been quite a while since I used a FBV, so no useful comparisons to that. Mark

Howdy, Yeah. I'll take a True A4.5 over an ABHS or whatever any day. They may well be very similar sticks, but I trust the True brand & rep a lot more. Mark

Howdy, I had no idea that "ostomy protector rated for hockey" was a thing. That's awesome. :-) Happy to hear you'll be getting back out! None of this sounds very fun. I'm impressed with the attitude you've expressed here dealing with it all. Mark

Howdy, Three minute plus fucking shifts in beer league. When you're losing. Because you're getting out skated to pucks. I literally got ONE shift in the 3rd period. We run a 15 minute clock. First two periods are stopped clock. 3rd period is running until the last 3 minutes, then stopped if you're within three (we were). We had three lines of forwards. Unreal. Mark

Howdy, Bummer to have the Vegas dream season end that way. Happy for Ovi to finally get a cup and happy for the Caps fans, even if I'd have preferred to have all their dreams dashed by Vegas going on a 3 game run and stealing it. :-) Mark

Howdy, Yeah, I added another copper to the front of mine so that I had a pair of coppers front and back and that's meant that when the rivets get loose the holder doesn't seem to move. But its still annoying / weird. Mark

Howdy, So will the game tomorrow be the first time Vegas's back is against the wall in the playoffs? Mark

Howdy, Didn't he give an interview where he said his kid(s) liked that, so he started doing it again? I'm all about people that make themselves look like idiots to make their kids happy. :-) Mark

Howdy, Also happy for Ovi, but I'm looking forward to Fleury beating him. Again. :-) Mark

Howdy, Didn't see the game but I saw a highlight or something where they said Ovi played the last 4.5 minutes of the game or something? That's insane. I'm both surprised he was able to do that at all, as well as thinking that indicates a not so great situation for the team. Mark

Howdy, Thanks. To be clear... I'm mostly just curious vs. anything else. Getting rivets replaced at a shop isn't usually a huge problem and its cheap. Mark

Howdy, So what's the deal with Mako holder rivets? I take out the footbeds every time I skate and they still get rusty / loose all the damn time. I've had them a little less than two years and at this point I think I've replaced all the rivets at least once... Doesn't seem like other folks talk about rivets rusting out / getting loose that fast. Mark

Howdy, It'll be pretty epic if Fleury beats them. Again. Mark (yeah, yeah, Vegas has to get there first...)

Howdy, So, re Marsblades and feeling like ice... Has anyone compared Marsblade to a rockered wheel setup? My roller blades started out with all wheels on a line but after I dropped the front and rear wheels down in diameter, the feel became much more like the ice I was used to. I've never skated on Marsblades though, and was curious how they would compare. Mark

Howdy, Didn't the league already warn Marchand about licking people? I imagine if they sit him for a game, it'll stop pretty quick. Mark

Howdy, Maybe this helps, maybe not... I have the 7092 girdle. Size M and I'm 5'10". If anything, its a touch short. No way would I want that length if I had longer legs. The only part I'm not sure about is how the adjustable length range on the Super Tacks compares to the 7092's non-adjustable length. Mark

Howdy, Think anything will happen with Wilson? https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/05/tom-wilson-washington-capitals-pittsburgh-penguins-controversial-hit All my friends (that are Pens homers) are screaming for his head, basically. 2nd game in a row (Dumoulin was last game) , this one ends up with a broken jaw/concussion. At some point it seems like its not "bad luck"? Even if its just barely this side of "legal" as a new hockey person I'm starting to see some reasons why that whole "code" thing might have something to it. Mark

Howdy, To me, this series is about how Murray plays. If he continues to be able to save the team from defensive mistakes, the Pens will win. If Murray breaks down (or gets injured), the Caps will finally move past the Pens in a playoff series. Mark

Howdy, Yeah, not sure I really agree with that. At the time it sure looked like his head hit the glass. And in the replays I just watched it looked like his head hit the glass. Maybe he sells it a little? I dunno. I still think 2 minutes is bullshit even if he did sell it a bit. Mark

Howdy, Bunch of missed chances by the Pens. Particularly the one Crosby missed at the end of the 2nd period. That goes in 99.5 times out of 100. I don't get the embellishment call on Hornqvist. That seemed blatantly bad. I can't make up my mind on the Giroux hit on Letang. In slow motion it looks like he looks over his shoulder, see's what's going to happen, and then jumps/moves to make the hit harder, but slow motion lies so ?? It'll be interesting to see if the league looks at it. Mark