Chadd

It's been a while, I figured it was time for an update: Helmet: RBK 8k Not bad, could use more ventilation Shoulder pads: Sherwood 5030 pretty light and holding up well Elbow pads: Jofa 8025 - Light small, no bicep cuff. Sometimes use DR EP44 with the bicep pads removed. Gloves: Salming PG1 very comfy and durable as hell Pants: Tackla 9000 fantastic pants Shin pads: Hespeler classic found them on eBay Skates: custom Mission S500 best skates I've ever owned Stick: TPS Response+ Sundin pro stock, R2XN10 tapered shafts. I'm also testing sticks for a new company.

We've had a couple discussions about it. It looks like a very interesting skate but the version at the show that I saw wasn't a final version accoring to the local rep.

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Still rocking the Salming TF1?

Mike hinted that there may be one coming eventually

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I compared some yesterday and the Draper is almost exactly the same as a TPS Nash, 5.5-ish. Fedorov is very close to a 5.

Yeah, you're getting confused. Those are both Easton patterns, so they wouldn't be clones of each other. Take a peak at the pattern DB on top. Drury is similar to the original Yzerman Pro or YP pattern. It's nothing like the Yzerman retail.

I believe that's correct.

Blade version of the Pulse OPS

Nah, one of Souray's jocks. They should have a good supply of them, he seems to leave one on the ice every time he has to stop someone one on one.

I have a very specific request for anyone going to the sale. Please PM or email me if you are going.

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Doesn't your husband read MSH? You might want to remove the part about hooking up with someone. ;)

Guys, let's not make this personal. My comments were never intended that way and it was partly due to the frustration of seeing yet another topic and person pre-ordering. Part of my goal with MSH is to try and help people become better consumers of hockey gear. How to make sure you are getting good info from your LHS and to help ensure you get the gear that best fits you. My frustration comes from people pre-ordering products with no idea of fit, sizing or durability, just so they can be the first ones to have things. I love hockey and I love new hockey gear but the style instead of substance that I see more and more is a major turn off for me. I've said it before and I'll say it again: It's easier to tell people you make a good product than it is to make one.

My statements go for everyone who is obsessed about pre-ordering gear, not just you.

hum, I know I've only got a high school diploma and I work in home improvement so I'm very familiar with a tape measure, and JR managed to measure himself and his fit fine. So unless youre telling me measuring yourself involves some kind of high level calculus I think I can handle it. If I only knew what the process was? :D He sent in measurements to get custom skates made, more than a bit different from this situation and he still has some pain last time I looked. Fit isn't all about numbers. Then again some people get so obsessed with having things they don't even know if they fit properly or not.

You'll still have that feeling no matter what day they show up. Unless of course you actually go in and get fitted properly at your local shop, then you don't have to wait. Guessing at your skate size is moronic, eespecially when you're talking about $500+.

Why the rush to have them the minute they come in?

And we're talking about a skate that has to be baked.

Drury is out of the Synergys and into them too

Here ya go... http://www.bbsticks.com/liedetectorinst.htm But, if I have my regular stick (without a lie detector attached, just a regular blade that I'm thinking about buying) and I put my top hand down by my side, there is no way that the blade will be flush with the floor! It's going to be off the floor at least a couple inches. Maybe I wasn't clear... what's the best way of figuring this kind of thing out WITHOUT using a piece of equipment like the lie detector. Check the tape wear on the bottom of your blade.

I've never seen one that low.

The Inno Fedorov was slightly lower(4.5-ish), I assume the Warrior model is/will be as well. Sher-wood Leclair was also sub-5 last time I checked.