Kessel Candy Cane

[dsjunior1388 81]

He says his candy cane wrap affects the stiffness of his stick, is that even possible?

[chk hrd 164]

if you overlap like on a blade I can see it affecting it, but if it is seperated I don't think would

[mik3 1]

I guess it's possible but it seems more mental.

[shotty 7]

stage fright, much?

[saber26 0]

i looked at the way eric cole tapes his stick. i thought it was very interesting the way he only uses 2 strips of tape.

[furlanitalia 1]

Sounds like for Kessle it is all mental. I can't see the tape greatly affect the flex, but I could see how it might slightly with his whippy sticks. (the tape would pull on the side that is expanding) Might not affect it greatly but could a little.

As for Cole it's pretty much just home made blade tape. Funny how the puck he was using is worn down from flattening the tape. Wonder if it's a "lucky puck" that he always uses?

[EBondo 235]

Sounds like for Kessle it is all mental. I can't see the tape greatly affect the flex, but I could see how it might slightly with his whippy sticks. (the tape would pull on the side that is expanding) Might not affect it greatly but could a little.

As for Cole it's pretty much just home made blade tape. Funny how the puck he was using is worn down from flattening the tape. Wonder if it's a "lucky puck" that he always uses?

I used one puck to rub on my tape for about three years...needless to say by the time I was done playing ice hockey in February...the puck was reduced to a small biscuit.

[Wolfpack_1986 154]

Sounds like for Kessle it is all mental. I can't see the tape greatly affect the flex, but I could see how it might slightly with his whippy sticks. (the tape would pull on the side that is expanding) Might not affect it greatly but could a little.

As for Cole it's pretty much just home made blade tape. Funny how the puck he was using is worn down from flattening the tape. Wonder if it's a "lucky puck" that he always uses?

if so he needs to get a new friggen puck.

[DetroitRedwings94 0]

boy he looked nervous, and idk if anyone else is OCD about tape jobs, but he missed part on his blade; didnt overlap

[raygunpk 0]

I candy caned my whole stick too, didn't feel any change in flex.

[CheesePlz 0]

boy he looked nervous, and idk if anyone else is OCD about tape jobs, but he missed part on his blade; didnt overlap

Ya he forsure doesn't use that for his games. He probably tried to rush to impress people.

[Jason 65]

I've candy caned many non-grip sticks. I would say it adds 0.5 to the flex rating. So an 85 becomes an 85.5. This has been scientifically verified by me on the ice, so you can trust it.

[dsjunior1388 81]

boy he looked nervous, and idk if anyone else is OCD about tape jobs, but he missed part on his blade; didnt overlap

Ya he forsure doesn't use that for his games. He probably tried to rush to impress people.

I noticed that too, immediately thought "well, he's gotta redo it now."

[roscoe6 1]

I've candy caned many non-grip sticks. I would say it adds 0.5 to the flex rating. So an 85 becomes an 85.5. This has been scientifically verified by me on the ice, so you can trust it.

LOL. I thought I saw you on FSN's 'Sport Science'.