2019-2020 Gear Sightings

[Monty22 832]

Meh, I've always thought white trim/uppers can look cool when done right (Think Micron Air 90's.  I wanted a pair of Christian Dube's white trimmed 952's back in the day.  I've seen some True skates at the NHL level that have just the top area of faux leather done in white- looks good.  The Graf "Great White" models were just too white. 

 

[stick9 890]

2 hours ago, clarkiestooth said:

 

Have you ever looked at a hockey skate that has been used.....for hockey? They actually get scuffed, marked, scratched, dirty. Black is practical and will look good longest. Do you know what a white skate would look like after a month's use? Probably the same reason you don't see too many all white tires on cars.

That's the irony of the white skate. You get them because they look cool only to have them look like hot garbage after a few months. 

[VegasHockey 1280]

17 hours ago, nutters said:

Well it's dead for skates. Going to be odd if they go with blue supreme skates, yellow supreme sticks and blue nexus sticks

I personally think the Supreme and Nexus stick lines will eventually merge. It's just a matter of time.  

[the iceman 132]

Some players have the branding on their helmets in a team color instead of the standard black or white.

Edited October 21, 2019 by the iceman

[SirJW 207]

Does the entire team do it? 

[215BroadStBullies610 435]

On 10/18/2019 at 8:56 PM, All Flash said:

Skate design needs to move on from black being the primary color IMHO.

I think there is a time and place for everything. I'm an unapologetic sneaker head so I appreciate footwear that covers the color spectrum. When it comes to skates though, less is more in my opinion. I understand that companies will use anything as a marketing tool but I personally would keep things simple. Two of my more recent skates (Easton Mako and Bauer Vapor 1X) are probably two of most favorite in regards to performance but way too loud of colorways for my liking haha. I liked the looks of the Easton Mako II and Bauer Vapor 1X LE much more.

[Sniper9 530]

Kuchs skates look like they have so much volume.. too much volume for him. But that's just by looking at them. 

[flip12 714]

5 hours ago, Sniper9 said:

Kuchs skates look like they have so much volume.. too much volume for him. But that's just by looking at them. 

Maybe he likes a little more room to move over the instep. Before switching to Nexus he wore both Vapor and Supreme, both with the deepest creases I’ve seen since P. Bure.

[Sniper9 530]

16 hours ago, flip12 said:

Maybe he likes a little more room to move over the instep. Before switching to Nexus he wore both Vapor and Supreme, both with the deepest creases I’ve seen since P. Bure.

What in the .... 🤯

[xstartxtodayx 343]

Just saw this pic on Step's FB page with a different view of Kuch's skates, I don't remember seeing this one posted yet (and most images are blocked at work so sorry if it's old):

 

[JR Boucicaut 3799]

I find it interesting that Razor puts the steel on the wrong side holder to hide the fact that two Bauer endorsees are using Step. 

[Sniper9 530]

Last pic. Looks like formed carbon shot blockers?

[OldCY 94]

10 hours ago, Sniper9 said:

Last pic. Looks like formed carbon shot blockers?

you can get kydex in a carbon fiber pattern. Amazon has.

[Sniper9 530]

15 hours ago, OldCY said:

you can get kydex in a carbon fiber pattern. Amazon has.

Found it. 

https://www.askjatech.com/

 

[OldCY 94]

8 hours ago, Sniper9 said:

Found it. 

https://www.askjatech.com/

 

Great find. That is the exact product. I was thinking eqm just used rotary tool and cut his own kydex. 

[Sniper9 530]

1 hour ago, OldCY said:

Great find. That is the exact product. I was thinking eqm just used rotary tool and cut his own kydex. 

Price isn't that bad either considering it's all laser cut to your skate model 

Edited October 28, 2019 by Sniper9

[Monty22 832]

1 hour ago, Sniper9 said:

Price isn't that bad either considering it's all laser cut to your skate model 

It is if it's just kydex sheet and double sided tape.  

[OldCY 94]

18 minutes ago, Monty22 said:

It is if it's just kydex sheet and double sided tape.  

Yeh I thought it was a bit much. There was a brief window where I thought I could have made some side hustle doing this for $100. Two kids later, I might have to bump the price up and dig out my Icelandic dictionary. 

[YorshBuf 0]

 

Anyone have any idea what Johnny Oduya has on one of his skates?

https://ibb.co/qRD3v1Q

https://ibb.co/sbbVBz0

[xstartxtodayx 343]

13 minutes ago, YorshBuf said:

 

Anyone have any idea what Johnny Oduya has on one of his skates?

https://ibb.co/qRD3v1Q

https://ibb.co/sbbVBz0

Might have better luck in the 2019-20 thread:

 

[slapshot54 0]

Saw Larkin wearing these new Bauer skates last night.  Different view than the others I’ve seen in this thread.

 

[Sniper9 530]

17 minutes ago, slapshot54 said:

Saw Larkin wearing these new Bauer skates last night.  Different view than the others I’ve seen in this thread.

 

Shot blockers. 

https://www.askjatech.com/

[sbecks72986 51]

On 10/28/2019 at 5:30 PM, slapshot54 said:

Saw Larkin wearing these new Bauer skates last night.  Different view than the others I’ve seen in this thread.

 

They’re 2X pros with shot blockers

[asgoodasdead 74]

On 10/19/2019 at 10:16 AM, stick9 said:

That's the irony of the white skate. You get them because they look cool only to have them look like hot garbage after a few months. 

i have these and think they look much better after 6+ months of wear than they did brand new

[stick9 890]

6 hours ago, asgoodasdead said:

i have these and think they look much better after 6+ months of wear than they did brand new

Not sure I consider those white skates. I think the white accent actually works. When I think white skates, I think Fedorov and the Supreme One.xx LE's from 2012. Gotta have the white toe cap to be a true white skate. Which I think is what makes them look so terrible. 

Edited November 1, 2019 by stick9