What blade pattern is the best for...

[Accord 0]

What blade pattern is the best for stick handling/carrying the puck/receiving passes? I don't care about shooting AT ALL, i'm just looking for the best possible pattern for carrying the puck and receiving passes, I never do fancy toe drags or anything so i'm not interested in a toe curve.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks

[dietzie27 0]

modano/forsberg.

[Duder84 0]

i enjoy the recchi personally, its got enough curve to cup the puck when receiving passes and enough curve also to handle the puck with. That and its a low lie so its good for my skating style

[Chadd 916]

The flatter the rocker on the bottom of the blade, the better it will be. Assuming of course it's the proper lie.

[TBLfan 25]

i enjoy the recchi personally, its got enough curve to cup the puck when receiving passes and enough curve also to handle the puck with. That and its a low lie so its good for my skating style

agreed, the iginla is also my favorite(recchi = iginla)

but it's all pp.

[Jake 0]

The flatter the rocker on the bottom of the blade, the better it will be. Assuming of course it's the proper lie.

Not for me.

I find a rockered blade is easy for receiving bad passes, like ones in hour skates or way out in front of you.

[jjtt99 0]

modano/forsberg.

That's what I use!

[Chadd 916]

The flatter the rocker on the bottom of the blade, the better it will be. Assuming of course it's the proper lie.

Not for me.

I find a rockered blade is easy for receiving bad passes, like ones in hour skates or way out in front of you.

The rocker makes it harder to carry the puck, another key component of the question. A flatter rocker is better for pucks way out in front of you as there is more blade on/near the ice. That leaves a puck in the skates as the only time more rocker would be beneficial. So 2/3 times the flatter one is going to work better for MOST people.

[Neo5370 132]

If you're talking about just rushing the puck in a straight line with no need for dipsy doodling I'd say something with a fairly low lie as you'll be in a crouched position.

I have luck with the modano/forseberg in this department. When I am able to carry the puck that is.

[oggy_3 0]

i agree with the forsberg/modano

[Andoy 5]

I've taken a shining to the iginla curve. But if the lie isn't for you then...

[sn1per 0]

definitely the modano/forsberg curve. one of the straighter curves out there with a closed face.

[eagan09 0]

I am a fan of the Lindros and I also like Hossa

Never really used Easton always used Bauer or CCM

[kosydar 0]

Drury. Seriously. Mid curves suck.

[Cavs019 710]

I always laugh when I see this question......good hands are good for carrying the puck and recieving passes. A ton of guys in the show use a YP which has a huge rocker.....like Kosy said, Drury/YP is THE curve.

[Chadd 916]

I always laugh when I see this question......good hands are good for carrying the puck and recieving passes. A ton of guys in the show use a YP which has a huge rocker.....like Kosy said, Drury/YP is THE curve.

I've given up on the whole "skill being more important than using equipment as a crutch" thing. While I agree with you for the most part, telling people to practice just isn't worth the hassle anymore.

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Cavs019  Posted on Jul 6 2006, 10:55 PM

  I always laugh when I see this question......good hands are good for carrying the puck and recieving passes. A ton of guys in the show use a YP which has a huge rocker.....like Kosy said, Drury/YP is THE curve.

Yeah, I notice a lot of guys really like the heel curves. I can't get into them. They're ok but I'm much better with a toe curve...

Chadd  Posted on Jul 6 2006, 11:11 PM

I've given up on the whole "skill being more important than using equipment as a crutch" thing. While I agree with you for the most part, telling people to practice just isn't worth the hassle anymore.

I'm not sure if I understand exactly what you're saying but it sounds like you still agree with the fact that it's the player not the equipment that makes good plays. I agree, but I found that I can stickhandle with a Modano or even a heel curve around the same lie, but when I cuved the toe of my Modano the feel just clicked. It was awesome. For some reason some people may play a lot better with different curves or any other equipment detail for that matter. But I agree with what I think you're saying, that equipment advantages only go so far and the quality of the player accounts for much more of one's success.

[Chadd 916]

I was shooting for "practice is good" but finding just the right curve is one of those things that makes life easier.

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Chadd Posted on Jul 6 2006, 11:34 PM

  I was shooting for "practice is good" but finding just the right curve is one of those things that makes life easier. 

Then I completely agree.

[Flyguy 0]

sn1per already touched on this, IMO if you have trouble receiving passes closing the face of the blade will help alot, especially in the summer when the ice tends to be softer and the puck already doesn't want to sit flat.I also like a rockered blade over a flat one. Ive found for me the rocker allows me to move my hands/arms/body up and down while keeping/receiving the puck on the "shooting" part of the blade.Stick flex also has an impact, try going to a softer flex if your using a real high flex rating.