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    I haven’t followed the NBA or MLB all that closely. Is there talk of wearing masks in those leagues? Or, is there discussion of NHL players wearing masks outside of this thread? I get kinda uncomfortable going for a brisk walk with a mask on. I can’t imagine being a pro athlete trying to wear one and do sports.
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    The info on this site is almost always correct, and when it’s not I think it’s challenged in a generally polite way. Reddit is lousy with bad advice. There are fairly recent posts with things people suggesting you just need to wear skates more to break them in, and baking them will make them break down faster. Stuff that is just straight up false and out dated. I’ll take the quality of MSH over the quantity of other places.
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    I heard the new Bauer roll out is entirely Street Fighter 2 themed. Look for the Spinning Bird Kick (save) goalie skates and 100 Hand Slap gloves. —- I imagine you’ll see a lot of sticks with new graphics, but same tech as player previously used. I can’t imagine not playing for 2 months then trying to come back into playoff form and trying to break in new stuff.
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    Modsquad always slows down in the summer. That combined with lack of both NHL hockey and local adult leagues, I think we are in an exagerated lull right now. I agree with the comments on stagnating innovation and price. Hopefully things bounce back once play resumes. We can rebuild it, we can make it better! — The choice of color splash on the Supremes is very similar to what CCM did with the CLs 10(?) years ago.
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    Interesting. Thank you!! Are the Surgeons even more close fitting than that?
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    Has anyone tried on multiple tiers of the HPR gloves? And/or can you compare the HPR 2 to the HPR 1? I bought a cheap pair of HPR 1.2 just to shoot outside, and like them. Very surprised with construction and feel for a $50 glove. Slightly tighter at the widest part of the hand than most 4rolls. Kinda feel vapory, but with slightly more room above the top of the hand and in the fingers, but so much room as traditional 4rolls.
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    Did you have anything done besides new holders and steel?
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    Red with yellow and black is a weirdass colorway. Love it! I feel like with 80s and 90s gloves and pants, you were more likely to find unique and quirky color schemes. - Is that true, or am I just being nostalgic and misremembering?
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    Yeah, this used to be way more doable. I feel like Warrior sticks were especially easy. Most sticks you could see the fuse line where the blade was attached, and it was just covered by graphics. Probably still something you could do, but you’d have to dremmel out material in the shaft to make room for the hossel. But, now is the time if you want to take on time intensive projects with no big upside. 😃
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    5ish years ago, CCM released a composite version of the Titan 2020. Obviously not as cool as finding an orignal wood one, but since it’s being cast in resin anway, it might work. And we won’t tell anyone you’re using a fake repress version.
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    - 4 roll gloves in general. I love the way these look, but they are always too loose - Low kick sticks. Probably due more to my self taught mediocre shooting motion, but I can’t get low kicks to consistently flex/shoot the way I want. - Bauer Vapor XXX bag. SIIIIIIIICK looking bag (as far as bag aesthetics go). Awesome gray/black/red colors. Love the pocket design and location of everything. Bought one online when they came out and it’s GINORMOUS. I don’t remember if they had size options at that time, but I can fit two sets of player equipment in it. It lives in my basement and holds old equipment that we keep because hoarding.
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    As much as people complain about the aesthetics of modern skates, the giant gold print on those 707s is worse than almost anything anyone is putting out now.
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    What don’t you like? It doesn’t seem “big” like other other helmets people don’t like.
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    I have one of the original 5.2 pros in my basement, which is pretty normal basement temp. - Its grip feels the same as when I bought it, so I’d think it’s more the heat than the time. - I wish the blade wasn’t shot, it was one of my favorite sticks. (I had a brand new 5.2 and brand new nexus 8000 stolen from a rink when I left them there after a game. Every True stick thread is total trigger warning.)
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    Here’s a link the the VA Tech Helmet study thread, so people can rehash the same debate over and over in that thread, rather than this one.
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    Those Kings Unis might as well go all the way and have one black glove and one white. I think black glove on the white sleeve, and vice versa, for maximum regrettableness.
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    Woodward and Berstein is about to blow the lid off the whole home sharpening industry. Prosharp and Sweetstick are already shredding documents left and right. This probably goes all the way to the top!!!
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    Your friends should be willing to pay you you to sharpen their skates, especially if it’s better than what they are getting in a shop. If the free beer doesn’t cover the cost of the rings, you explain your costs and time to them and ask them for some money. If they are just using you because you got a new toy, then they aren’t really your friends.
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    Would love to be in the CCM meeting where they complain that their company put out a stick with holes in it 10 years ago, and everyone thought it was a joke, but now Baauer does it and suddenly it’s cool and cutting edge.
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    Check out the discussion in the ProSharp Project Section. Lots of reviews and discussion on people dialing in various quad profile radiuses (radii?). http://modsquadhockey.com/forums/forum/191-the-prosharp-project/ And, if you search “quad” in the equipment forum, you get a lot of returns. Definitely a ton of info and discussion on this board about it.
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    ...seems like it might be hard to “finally decide which stick is best” for you, if you're buying something in the wrong flex and curve. Why not just wait and buy a stick in your parameters, rather than forcing the extra variables?
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    In the one piece shorts, depending on how/where the cup is situated, I wonder if it would get in the way of the Kinesiology wrap. Same with wearing the core shorts over your jock. Seems like you’d want the core shorts/KT wrap as close to your body as possible, and the cup/ compression shorts over top of that. That way the the KT is supporting the muscles, not being wrapped over the cup, which will deform the tension/support.
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    Wanted to top this thread, and maybe move the discussion out of the Flare thread, since it’s well away from that brand of steel. What can I look at at home to see if steel is loose in Edge holders? My vices are both vertically mounted, so I can’t hold hold horizontally by the steel. Is there a feeling/experience I can look for on the ice that might point to loose steel? I’ll ask my sharpener next time I’m there, but it helps me to see things with my own eyes.
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    Relativity. Ever notice how slowly time passes when you’re in the penalty box?
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    Hasn’t Ribcore been under CCM branding for like 4 seasons now? 🧐
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