Malkin's Curve

[AnthonyJTa 0]

he's using a sher-wood momentum comp shaft with a sher-wood axion 1050 blade.

I LOVE that Sherwood Momentum XD shaft, btw... it's a great shaft and they run pretty cheap

i have that shaft and custom 950 tapered woodies but i have to say its been a disapointing experience using that shaft

It's been the opposite for me... then again, I'm saving for a wedding and whatnot.... so I can't buy ops' anymore... at least not til after I get married. Then, I'll just end up getting divorced because of my hockey spending.

I'm really crossing my fingers about that job at my lhs a couple days a week...

[kovalchuk71 212]

I'll never get where or why they classify it as that because the pattern below is what I've had/seen on his sticks from Nike/Bauer blade days all the way thru to his Inno/Vapor XX days. Unless he's got something different on the Warriors, which may be the case because I haven't seen one, it hasn't changed since this:

I hate to beat a dead horse but I haven't seen a big change in his pattern except for the times he used Modano retail patterns on his Synergy, but I'm sure those were just used to placate the Thrashers' front office because of his illegal curve penalties.

Hey mack, whats the lie like on kovys curve? Does it have a rocker like a sakic?

[dollarhyde 0]

Looks nearly curvless with a square toe.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06293/731597-61.stm

click on the pic to enlarge it from the link above....

I'd like know the make.

Not even close.

It's a toe-curve with a round toe. It's a Kovalchuk lefty.

Your right but in that pic its looks were deciving.

[hockechamp14 0]

You don't think that looks like a toe curve Mack? I'm not saying you're lying or that blade isn't his. But that looks like a toe curve in that pic to me.

kovalchuk curve

[mack 44]

I hope you didn't mean it looks like a toe curve in the pic of his blade that I posted. If so, please tell me how you come to that conclusion because here's how I see it:

Kovy-It's 5ish

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

i cant remember he has a 5 year contract i think theres 3 years left on it

Expires next year.

[hockechamp14 0]

I hope you didn't mean it looks like a toe curve in the pic of his blade that I posted. If so, please tell me how you come to that conclusion because here's how I see it

Kovy-It's 5ish

No I was talking about the image I liked to on getty images. I agree that that one looks like a heel, but I was saying in the one I posted, it doesn't so much.

[mack 44]

Okay, just double-checking because that image wouldn't load so I couldn't take a look at it.

[wickedwrister 0]

I hope you didn't mean it looks like a toe curve in the pic of his blade that I posted. If so, please tell me how you come to that conclusion because here's how I see it:

Kovy-It's 5ish

Actually, it looks more like a mid-toe to me. I see the curve starting more to the toe than you have it. (2 years on the board and at last I square off against the Mighty Mack ;) )

[#96 0]

That blade is also something like 4 years old. The picture posted with the overhead view looks like a mid-toe curve to me. More toe.

[malcb33 99]

Correct me if I am wrong here, but doesn't the curve type (heel, mid, toe) depend on where the curve starts on the blade? If so wouldn't that blade be a mid-heel??

[mack 44]

That blade is also something like 4 years old. The picture posted with the overhead view looks like a mid-toe curve to me. More toe.

It's a good thing you missed the part where I stated that his pattern had not changed thru the Vapor XX period, but I hadn't seen the Warriors.

Wickedwrister-

How is it you think that starts at the mid-toe area?

Edit:

Here's his Inno. The getty pic posted does look more mid, but since this guy hasn't changed the pattern in at least 5 years I'd be hard-pressed to say it's actually different but weirder things have happened.

[cbettner66 0]

[Chadd 916]

That last pic sure looks a lot like Macks.

[fastmiele 59]

Correct me if I am wrong here, but doesn't the curve type (heel, mid, toe) depend on where the curve starts on the blade? If so wouldn't that blade be a mid-heel??

I think you are correct, but I think many people use a different technique/definition. They look for the area with the MOST CURVE.

It would be good to get everyone on the same page and have some standardization/agreement.

I hate it when people start arguing on patterns that have 2-3 curves

(e.g. starts with a small heel curve but then has a wicked curve right

at the toe).

[Gongshow11 1]

instead of starting a new thread, does anyone know what semin's curve looks like?

[whbd18 0]

instead of starting a new thread, does anyone know what semin's curve looks like?

On his old Synergys it was a Sakic clone, not sure if it has changed or not.