Kgbeast
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5 hours ago, Zac911 said:You have established that you don't like it. That is fine, but when you only retort to selected comments of mine and avoid others all together... That is where the evolving the conversation stops.
Sorry that it came out like that, but I have "ignored" the points that were not brought up in my original post. For example the part where you were expanding on how VH skates are built not as per generic last, but molded for each player individually. That had nothing to do with my original post so I did not respond to it. Neither I claimed that VH made the same as Mako, I just said that cheese-cloth texture of the heel reminds me Mako skates. I am familiar with the fact that the each skate is molded for each customer individually. I do agree that it is the only real method to get skater in the skates that fit perfectly, especially if skater has some abnormalities and I appreciate that aspect of the True skates. My original post was purely aesthetics related and all my replies to your follow-ups were (not inappropriately) limited to just that. Aesthetics are subjective topic and as such not a good subject to evolve a conversation around. I did, later, add something about that use of player holder for goalie holder is a miss, but perhaps that was a train gone at that time. That is something that I would like to hear more about. Thanks,
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1 hour ago, IPv6Freely said:No reason why not.
It just looks like the plastic of the holder is pretty close to the edge on goalie version.
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42 minutes ago, Zac911 said:" It's really an Aesthetics vs Fit / Performance issue. You really have to decide what is more important.
Not everybody fits a generic stock boot. This coupled with some of the bone spur issues we are seeing from others- If you don't get it... Eventually you will :) "
There are alot of performance benefits of this design over what most other competitors are offering. You don't like the way it looks. That's fine.
If I had asked my customers what they wanted they would have said a faster horse- Henry Ford
You keep on "either or" thing. Is it impractical to expect aesthetics and fit/performance in the same product? They do that with cars all the time (wink at the quote which, contrary to popular believe, most likely, has not come from Henry Ford). Either way, I am not saying that True skates suck and that I want leather and tube holders back if that is what prompt you to put the quote in. I am just saying that to me, and a couple of other weirdos, they perform great, fit even better, but are ugly ducklings never the less.
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4 hours ago, Zac911 said:1. I keep hearing comparisons to Mako and besides some external surface similarities the TRUE by SVH are nothing like....
2. The inverse of your argument is that the skates do not have to perform as long as they are pretty? Or who cares if the skates damage my feet.... They are pretty!
3. I am trying to undertand your complaint here- Not trying to pick an argument here so much as trying to evolve the conversation.
4. As for the " dimples " on the holder- Take a closer look at the holder on the Goalie skate and then look at the Player skate. Report your findings. :)
1. My mention of Mako is based purely on visual similarity. It has nothing to do with perforamance. All I said the round bulge in the heel look the same as on Mako shape wise as well as texture wise (fabric mesh) which I personally find pretty cheezy.
2. My argument was that skates do not have to look ugly to perform and fit well. There is nothing to inverse.
3. It is not a complaint, but an opinion that the skates look unappealing. When skates were made in a craftsman fashion by SVH... it was a boutique product that was ok to be stylistically challenged, however today, it is out in the mainstream and certain expectation are at play. Again, is is an opinion.
4. I know that the same holder used for the goalie skates... However, it looks a bit botched. You have great performing boot, but holder looks retrofitted. Rockered holder fitted with a runner that is "forced" flat, leaving pretty thin strip in the middle. Holder also puts goalies a bit high (based on some opinions of goalies who tried this). Perhaps, for mainstream argument sake, it might be good to have goalie holder and player holder purposely designed for two different tasks.
by the way, can the goalie holder/runner fit in Sparx or prosharp pirtables?
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... either way, they do not have to be ugly to fit or perform.
For example, remove these weird dimples from true holders and they will look ok and perform just as well as they do now.
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There could be something wrong with me, but I think these are pretty ugly. The resin/mesh heel reminds me Makos look which is not a compliment. It almost looks to me that if the side piece that has the VH logo on it, was a one piece with the foxing, completely covering this heel, it would have removed this bursting-out-bubble situation at the back and made this a much more stream-lined and easier on the eye skate.
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On 7/28/2017 at 7:47 AM, 215BroadStBullies610 said:I could be wrong but I'd think Panarin is better off playing the wing. It gives him more room to do his thing offensively.
It is pretty easy to underestimate a simple and humble guy. I believe we have seeing only the tip of an iceberg. Playing center can take him to the next level and develop his defensive skills. With Jackets, he is the star. I believe that Kane to Panarin was what Sergei Fedorov was to Datsyuk. While it was pretty great, Datsyuk exposed himself as a legendary only after Fedorov was gone. I might be wrong here, but I think Torts here onto something. Then of course, this could be simply because CBJ ended up shy of centers and Panarin is the best choice to convert into one.
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Just noticed that Jackets listed Panarin as #9 since his previous numbers are already taken by Murray and Bobrovsky. Also looks like Jackets expecting Panarin to play center. I am looking forward to the start of the season...
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On 7/13/2017 at 10:42 AM, badger_14 said:I am sure this only makes sense to people with an artistic bent, but my dad (in his cleaning frenzy - the hospice agency insists we need a hospital bed for my mom, so we have to do some weeding) threw out all of my old (high school, college) sketchbooks. Easily a couple dozen. Without asking me, letting me know, or even inquiring what I wanted to do with them. I probably would have been ok recycling them, if I had gotten the chance to scan them first, and keep anything really important as a hardcopy. I'm so angry. For me, as an artist, it's like having someone take out an essential chunk of myself ("oh, this kidney?") and throw it in the garbage. It's a history of me and my artistic development. The books went to the hospital with me many times. The work won awards. Did he throw out the stupid participation trophies from the soccer and baseball I played when I was 5? No, no, those he kept.
When I hear "hospice" and "my mom" in the same sentence, I am very soreful for your family, especially your dad; loosing the soulmate is like loosing once soul itself. Your art did not need to go, but your dad going through a very unique circumstances, in some cases more difficult than loosing a parent or even a child. Please make him feel as if him throwing your sketchbook is not a big deal, even if it really is. I am sorry for what you and your family is going through.
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14 hours ago, mojo122 said:Of course they may be satisfied with just marketing their consumables....
It is quite likely that the consumables is the name of the game here. At the cost of the Sparks machine and the number of potential sales, it is not an exceedingly lucrative model, unless you factor in a pretty fast going consumables. This has to be a printer model to be interesting - give away the printers at basicaly cost, then make the real money on selling ink cartridges.
This model is great and generally works great for both parties. Very smart. Doubt there is any reason to venture into pro market. Sparks is in a nice niche in home user market with a product that is very unappealing to compete against as Sparks has managed to set the standards high while price is pretty low.
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Good call on his behalf. As far if he is the same or not, hard to say, but he is still a powerhouse, very fast, sniper and a one of the best danglers, and can drop gloves with the best of them. If he comes back next year, he should be able to put together a nice highlight reel.
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Not sure about healthy scratch. He has 87 points in 17-18 season, second in KHL. Still a sniper and a dangler. Pretty fast and pretty furious. CBJ could use his size and experience. That said, it makes sense for him to sit out in KHL for one more year. In 2018, we will be an unrestricted free agent with no ties to Devils. He will be able to go with anyone who sign him, without any hoops to jump through. Another huge thing for Kovalchuck is to go and play in Winter Olympics which is his last chance. Plus since NHL will not be there in any capacity, it will take a miracle on ice for Russia not to take gold. I think Kovy will be really looking at that. Next year, at 35, with his experience and level of play, he can have a very good run in the right team, so he can bag a Stanley as well. If it was me, I would have gone to Olympics, then next year take a low contract from an NHL team that has good chance at the cup. Lots of changes in NHL this year, so it is pretty difficult to see who is what. This is another reason to wait.
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IMO Looks unbalanced. Huge top tapers down to a dress shoe toe. VH never was an easy on the eye skate, but this one is pretty off putting. The vulcanized rubber look is not my cup of tee, neither is the shiny fiberglass hardhat looking heel. Is this a hinged top for forward flex kind of design? That rear view reminds me an actual skiboot sonehow.
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Very well. I missed that until now... better yet(for me) one of the likely new homes for him is Columbus. Looks like Kovy was "getting familiar" with the area, whatever that means.
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Noise in Russian hockey press suggesting that Kovalchuck will start 2017-2018 season in NHL.
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3 hours ago, 215BroadStBullies610 said:That's a bit of a stretch, eh ha? That being said, Vegas was expected to move Methot after the expansion draft. Given that he has a 10-team NTC, the deal seems pretty reasonable on both ends.
It is pretty hard with goalies. Ferguson is not a prodigy, but is 3rd in WHL with saving percentage (922) which is pretty good out of a couple of dozen other goalies in the league. Even 194th pick is not that bad for a goalie. His NHL ranking is 8 out of 31 for NA which I think is pretty high.
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56 minutes ago, fastmiele said:Vegas trades Methot to Dallas Stars for a 2020 second round pick. A 2nd round pick in 3 years ? Seems to me Vegas didn't get good offers and this was the best one they were got.
http://www.tsn.ca/golden-knights-trade-methot-to-stars-1.789754
...well, they also got high prospect goalie. But yeah. Did not see that coming.
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OB is one of my faves, and I am looking forward to see him play. He tends to drop his eyes on the puck just after picking it up and kind of tunnels puck to target, be it a net or possible pass destinations. Imo this leaves him less aware of surrounding, opening him to hits and takeaways. Panarin is rarely gets hit and is very hard to take the puck away from. Other than that they have similar skills at scoring and creating plays. I was not saying OB does not know how to protect himself, it just he does not do it as well as Panarin.
As for Kane boosting Panarin. I see that Panarin kind of takes a back seat when Kane is on the ice and instead of trying to score and create plays, he is more of a expecting Kane to do that. Lose of that connection and move to a different club should prompt him to be more independent and be the player he can be.
But we will see. Jackets have pretty complicated raster I think.
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Just noticed some welcome by me changes to the CBJ raster besides addition of Artemi Panarin.
Vitaly Abramov - explosive forward who has lots of puck-handling skill, beautiful skating, and heart of a lion to go in the thick of it. A QMJHL graduate who have been a menace of the offensive zone for a couple of years now. He is a smaller guy and as of now has not shown lots of defensive value, but offensively is quite spectacular. Provided he is not intimidated and outplayed by NHL level, he should bring a slew of memorable highlights. Seeing him on the raster is a bit surprise, but it also shows CBJs willingness to give a shot to someone with a great promise. I hope Abramov will hit the NHL ice running and play his way out of being demoted to AHL as it often happens in situations like this.
Oliver Bjorkstrandt - is a guy who showed lots of promise, but was not able to deliver in his start in NHL. He had to prove himself in AHL for a season or so. As anyone who watched him last season noticed, he showed worthy talent and an ability to score. create plays, and do all that in a quite spectacular manner last season. Love to see him on the raster as a proper part of the CBJ team.
Those are some good offensive end gains, unfortunately, Jackets have not scored a great deal in the defensive area. So unless they do some more trading to reinforce the blue line, it will be left as it was last season with perhaps a chance of Gabriel Carlsson improving from his rather modest production. Perhaps, once again, Bobrovski will be able to compensate for any lacking in this area, which can get him another Vezina and Hart nomination next year.
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I was delighted to see that Ivan Lodnia got drafted by Wild. He is our local, SoCal product. Born into hockey. Probably learned to skate before he learned to flush toilet. I am happy for his father who dedicated his life to the sport. Job well done! I have watched Ivan play a little bit and he is quite a treat. Now, I am adding Minnesota Wild to my NHL watch list.
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1 hour ago, IPv6Freely said:“YOUTS”
"What's a YUOT?".... love that movie, going to watch it tonight now that you brought it up :).
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Salary Caps are not my money to count, so I do not really care. Skill wise Panarin is excelent. I think Kane's shadow was holding him back, nor he needs Kane to set him up. He can be setup by anybody. He is a heads up player from birth and protects himself verywell (unlike Bjorkstrand for example) His big weakness is that he is a bit timid. Not a fighter, nor a hitter. He is also pretty small. But (the new) Torts seems to have a touch to get players like that to shine. I am totally expect Panarin to become as prominent as Atkinson if not more so. I can't wait for the season to start.
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First, as I came across "Saad back to Chicago" headline, I was "you've got to be kidding me", but when articles opened up, I did the yes thing in my mind. While it is sad to loose Saad, I feel that Panarin is a much better fit to Jackets. Not sure how Blackhawks will do out of this, but I am pretty excited to see Panarin in blue. I think he will do exceptionally good this season if he stays.
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Are you sure these were not goalie VH? Goalie VH are pretty low and non-uniform and might be hard to camp, but players VH are pretty normal. I see Cobras or CXN steel be profiled to as much as -3 to offset the extra positive pitch of the holder, but VH holder is fairly neutral to do this to.