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https://youtu.be/yI0NEXFv2Ps Not sure if there’s a 22-23 gear sightings thread yet but Connor Mcdavid is seen using a Sherwood rekker stick in some pre season practices and also what looks to be as-v pro skates.

You’re right. I remember the elliptical shaft on the s17 being a problem for lots of people I knew around that time. I liked it though. It is true the new sticks these days are much nicer so I guess it’s a trade off. I do have one more stick from prostockhockey I can use. So I’ll see how that goes.

Finally received my TF9 skates and rollerblades after a long wait cause of the country I’m in. Decided to treat myself and get rid of the foot pain I’ve experienced with Bauer (outside of the foot). I went half a size down listening to some of you guys and they fit really good. It is difficult to get my foot in the boot but once it goes in it’s a good fit. Snug all the way around the toe cap the way I like, the foam at the toes will take a little getting used to but the extra cushion is a nice touch imo. Just baked both pairs with no trouble. For the ice skates I’m going to give the shift holder a chance. I bought Step steel for them and will get them sharpened soon, I am used to tuuk so I’ll see how it goes. For the rollerblades I’ll swap my marsblade r1’s on them, just from looking at it it looks like all the holes will line up if I’m lucky. edit: just checked, the holes don’t line up and there’s 6 copper rivets per skate 😭

I guess you’re correct but maybe it’s different now. Back in the day I used to get a pair of sticks at the beginning of each season and that would last me pretty much the whole season. Some sticks I had were the Bauer x60, one95, Easton s17, se16, Rs2 and the mako. Edit: now that I think about it since I had 2 sticks per season each season was approximately 6 months, each stick would last about half a season meaning 3 months so I guess it’s in the ballpark of what you’d say is impressive.

This is a follow up to my initial impression on the sticks I ordered. I really like the curve, but I’d say the stick wasn’t durable. It was my main stick for 3 months with weekly league games and some drop in sessions here and there. I found a major crack on the blade while re-taping my stick last week and I wasn’t surprised considering over the last month and a half I felt the stick lost it’s feel significantly. The blade was starting to feel very soft and wasn’t responsive when stick handling. As much as I love the curve I won’t be buying again. When I played competitive hockey I was on the ice 4-5 times a week and I would use 2 sticks in a season, this one barely lasted 3 months playing recreationally.

I second this. I think if they put a carbon outsole on the 90k it would attract more people that want the traditional boot option without having to downgrade because of their preference. On the other hand it might not be in Ccm’s interest to keep people on a two piece boot as they have now converted all their top of the line skates to one piece and by forcing people to switch out of lack of options might just get people used to their one piece boot and accept the change.

@Miller55 @althoma1 @Westside thanks guys. Will start with half a size down as a base point and take the other aspects into account. I’m really looking for comfort. My 3x pro 9.5 fit 2 rollerblades are nice but I wouldn’t say they’re the comfiest I’ve skated in. And I’d say I have a pretty standard shaped foot.

What did you think of the TF9 sizing? I’m a 9.5 length in Bauer but I’m contemplating getting a size 9 TF9 for my ice skates after hearing what other people have said

Thanks for this. Yeah my foot volume is nothing out of the ordinary from what I’ve observed. It’s just the outsides of my feet, I looked up online it’s called the tuberosity of 5th metatarsal. From that bone to the base of my pinky toe bows out so it gets wider right there and that’s where my hot spot is. I have a solution I’ll give a try once I get the supplies. If it works out I’ll make a post about it.

How do you remove the blue/silver on the TF boots?

How about the forefoot width? Were the 100k’s softer/flexible to accommodate for your foot shape compared to the jet speeds? I’m a little confused about this because before the new fit system was introduced the 80k’s were advertised as having a “narrow & flexible forefoot” that adapts to any foot. And the jet speed was advertised as narrow. But with the new fit system they haven’t spoken about that previous Ribcor feature that I think is a selling point for me as I’m straddling between a D and an E width with a regular A heel, so having a little more give in the forefoot would be good for my foot shape without sacrificing the heel being too big. And sorry about the confusion of thinking you were sending back the 100k’s after saying you loved them.

I can’t find it now but I swear I just read that yesterday too.

He was wearing ccm pants at practice in Toronto

Thanks, it’s kinda why I chose them. Although I would’ve wanted to try the hyperflex outsole I’m really happy with these after 2 months of playing in them.

I’m watching the panthers/devils game and I noticed Jesper Boqvist on the devils looks like he’s using retail hyperlite skates. I’m just going off the neon green hyperflex outsole, which is normally grey on customs. But just thought it was interesting. I couldn’t get a good photo from the current panthers/devils game so I found a better pic online and an interesting thing I noticed is the ref in the photo is using the carbonlite runner.

I saw this in a video yesterday. Just found it interesting that the equipment managers stitched capitals sleeve colors on Ovie’s elbow pads because he pulls his sleeves up. I’m assuming he has a home and away pair.

A closer look at the skates same as the other Matthews Tacks skates posted before these ones have the holders with the logos on it. But by the time they get to the leafs the holders are all white. I wonder why they block out the branding on the holders.

Auston Matthews FT4 Pro skates for St. Pattie’s day. Too bad he didn’t play

Seems like a mixture between price point and cost cutting. Maybe the 2XR pros didn’t sell much at such a high price point? To be honest as a new person to inline coming from ice when I was looking at the skates on the market, I saw the price of the 2XR pros and I was a bit astounded considering the top of the line ice skates are around $1000.

I played a tournament over the weekend in my 3x pro ice to roller conversion and have been practicing in them for 2 weeks and the tpu outsole isn’t noticeable to me. Makes me wonder if I got the hyperlites with a marsblade R1 chassis if I would feel that flex outsole the way that people say they feel it on ice. The thing I’m a little disappointed about is the lack of the grip texture around the perimeter of the footbed. My 2x pros have them and I don’t wear socks so I like that extra grip on the bottom of my feet. And from the photos I’ve seen online the 3x pro roller don’t have the grip either. I’ll probably do a full review after a couple months of use to get a full scope on the skate.

I recently received 2 custom sticks with the Laine curve, 77 flex, red line 375G, rounded square (ccm R), low kick, non grip gloss. I haven't picked up a top of the line stick in a while but the stick weight is feather light to me, it'll take some getting used to. I played 2 games and a 2 hour scrimmage with it and I was impressed. I'm coming from a p88 so the Laine curve is a huge difference but I didn't see a decrease in my puck handling and passing ability. The biggest difference which was positive was my shot. Between the low-kick and the Laine curve my shot greatly improved with accuracy and velocity, especially one timers. After a few adjustments in warmup on puck positioning on the blade when shooting I could really pick the corners whether it be high or low. The stick felt solid and the puck feel was like any other stick I've used from the big brands. I'm looking forward to playing with it again. I’ll follow up after more use but so far so good.

I saw in the Bauer catalogue that the 3x pro roller has a composite outsole compared to the ice version that has pro tpu. With the composite outsole does it make it closer to the 2XR pro boot specs? I understand the chassis is different but I’m just talking about the boot.

Not my pic but a friend of mine got his pair delivered.

I have the O1 Kraft Team and I no longer use them. You get what you pay for, the boot is very soft and the overall construction is cheap. I ended up buying 3x pros with an R1 chassis because I started playing roller but also because I wanted a stiff boot and something comparable to my 2x pros. Your frugal side might be kicking in but you may as well just get the right thing first and not feel dissatisfied and have to buy again and spend more money like I did.