The Playoff Beard

Helmet - CCM 1052 Cage - The Bauer No Glare one, with the crappy chinstrap Shoulder Pads - RBK 3K Elbow Pads - Jofa 9040 Gloves - Easton Extreme (soon to be more tape than glove) Girdle - Tackla 4000 Ice Hockey Girdle Shell - Tackla Shell Shin Guards - RBK 4K Skates - CCM 852 Stick - Easton Z-Carbon Hybrid (Stevie Y)

Intro The Easton Synergy 900 skates are the first pair of skates I ever purchased. I bought them in around mid-January and use them about 7-9 hours a week. I haven't been skating for very long so I'm not sure how helpful I can be as far as advanced features go. Fit Like Number 22 said, it's definitely a 50/50 thing they either fit or they don't. When I tried them on at the pro shop they were definitely the most comfortable skates I tried on out of the bunch (Vapors, Vectors and Missions), so naturally I bought them. However, after skating in them for an extended amount of time the top part of the ankle began to bite me pretty bad and I got a lot of blisters. Buying some figure skating bunga pads (?), the problem went away quickly. 6/10 if you aren't careful about trying them on, 9/10 if they fit you. Blade/Holder They work fine, I don't really know much about this. Since the radius is pretty long, I am able to pick up a lot of speed, and I feel more stable on them. Compared to figure skates, the blade seems to "snap" more on each stroke. 8/10 Weight/Protection Whoa HELLA light (I'm from Oakland)! Compared to every other skate I have held, borrowed and tried on, I was shocked at how light they were, especially on the ice. The protection seems to be pretty standard, nothing out of the ordinary. 10/10 - Weight 7/10 - Protection Durability I can't really say much about the durability, since the boot is some kind of carbon fiber I'm more worried about all of the non-carbon fiber things attatched to it. But the boot of the skate has not softened in the slightest since I've been wearing them. I'm assuming the boot is going to remain stiff forever, and the skate is going to break in from the inside. Easton is using fusion foam which is supposed to mold to the shape of your foot the more you wear them. 9/10 Conclusion The Easton Synergy is an excellent skate, and I would recommend it to anyone. It is extremely light, the boot has a lot of ankle stability (which is a good or bad thing as has been explained to me by different skaters) and the Dry Flow feature (a small hole in the sole of the boot) keeps your feet and the skate from getting too wet almost elimintating the need to dry inside of the skates. I would buy the Synergy's again, but I would have looked for the perfect fit instead of a good fit. Overall 9/10