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Alizee posted:Man I had the lamest poo poo happen. What a dumb move. Honestly I think you deserve it for going to Canadian Tire to get your skates sharpened. How bad could they have been.
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Alizee posted:Canadian Tire I hope it at least came with a balance and rotation 
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:I hope it at least came with a balance and rotation Probably cost $300 though and they didn't tell him about it until he came in to pay for the sharpening.
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Jan 18, 2012 16:38
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I figured that anywhere that offers skate sharpening knows how to sharpen skates. =/
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Jan 18, 2012 20:51
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Rookie mistake
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Jan 18, 2012 20:52
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Apparently so.
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Jan 18, 2012 21:21
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I won't even take my skates to pro shops because of all the horror stories I've heard. I cart my rear end half an hour to the place where I bought them, because at least at that point if they screw something up, I can play the "but I'm a loyal customer!" card. They also take $2 off the sharpening if you bought the skates with them.. which usually gets converted into a new roll of tape. 
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Jan 18, 2012 21:23
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Alizee posted:Apparently so. If you have a place near you, try going to Play It Again Sports or Sportchek. That's where I get my skates sharpened and I've never had a problem with them. Not sure where you live, but if you're in a decent sized town they should probably have at least one of these places.
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Jan 18, 2012 21:28
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MagicCube posted:If you have a place near you, try going to Play It Again Sports or Sportchek. That's where I get my skates sharpened and I've never had a problem with them. Not sure where you live, but if you're in a decent sized town they should probably have at least one of these places. Yeah turns out there's a play it again a few blocks down from the Canadian Tire I went to.  I swear I was going to score a hat trick last night too 
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Jan 18, 2012 21:31
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Everyone should just embrace their inner sperglord and send their blades to http://www.noicingsports.com/ to get a custom sharpening. Have 4 pairs on hand so you always have sharp skates!
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Jan 18, 2012 22:12
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sellouts posted:Everyone should just embrace their inner sperglord and send their blades to http://www.noicingsports.com/ to get a custom sharpening.
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Jan 18, 2012 22:22
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That's actually a great litmus test, everyone knows the best mom-n-pop stores have lovely 90's websites.
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Jan 18, 2012 22:25
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xzzy posted:That's actually a great litmus test, everyone knows the best mom-n-pop stores have lovely 90's websites.
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Jan 18, 2012 22:29
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Eh, he paid someone to make his website. The hardcore do it with a WYSIWYG html editor themselves. 
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Jan 18, 2012 22:34
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The place does a bang up job. They will suggest what they think works for you based on your profile and a survey and if you don't like it they'll do whatever it takes to make it right. A friend who plays some pretty exclusive private games got turned onto them and swears by them. He's super picky and I've trusted his previous recommendations. I'm going to try them out after my tournament. Is it worth the cost of having 4 sets of blades + 4.95 shipping + 6 per set to sharpen? That I dunno. sellouts fucked around with this message at 23:07 on Jan 18, 2012 |
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Jan 18, 2012 23:04
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These guys own and they dont even have their own domian http://www.sanjosesharpening.blogspot.com/
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Jan 18, 2012 23:05
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Anyone else have a BFD cut on their skates? I've put 2 games on a fresh x6 cut, and the edges feel dull to the touch already. I'm wondering if this is just flat-bottom being flat-bottom, or if I got a lovely cut.
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Jan 18, 2012 23:06
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sellouts posted:The place does a bang up job. They will suggest what they think works for you based on your profile and a survey and if you don't like it they'll do whatever it takes to make it right. I wish I could find a place like that. I went to just about every hockey store in the Chicago region and every single one of them is staffed by kids. Specific to sharpening, I've done okay, no fuckups yet, but everything else I had to go in knowing what I wanted because the dorks they got working the floor can't size gear to save their life.
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Jan 18, 2012 23:15
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poser posted:These guys own and they dont even have their own domian Yup. They are by far the best in the area.
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Jan 18, 2012 23:39
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Just ordered a Bauer Supreme Total One shaft... 77 flex. Whip it good.
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Last week at a pickup game I found this thing left on the bench. It looked pretty new and well cared for. I assumed one of our guys had left it behind, so I picked it up and... ... ... I literally had a difficult time lifting it with one arm. I swear it had to weigh probably a kilo if not more. I goofed around with it for a bit...I could handle the puck sort of, but I seriously had a tough time moving the puck with one hand. I also could hardly shoot with it (it was a really, really soft flex also); despite it weighing as much as it did it felt like I could break it over my knee. So I brought this mystery stick to the locker room and everyone was as confused by it as I was. It really felt like the thing had weight added to it, like the inside was lead or something. Half the guys decided it was a "training stick" of some sort, but there wasn't anything on it that said as such. That said, I don't know how on earth (or why) a stick could be that heavy...it was far, far heavier than any stick I've ever held. Can someone explain what is going on there?
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Jan 19, 2012 06:20
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I think you're just so used to composite sticks these days that the difference is fairly measurable. vvvv that too shyduck fucked around with this message at 06:35 on Jan 19, 2012 |
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Jan 19, 2012 06:27
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It's $18. Of course it weighs 35 lbs. E: I still have a wooden stick from my old highschool roller days in my garage. It's pretty crazy how light gear has gotten. Henrik Zetterberg fucked around with this message at 06:41 on Jan 19, 2012 |
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Jan 19, 2012 06:32
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It's a street hockey stick so the blade is coated with ABS which contributes to the weight. It's heavy but the blade doesn't wear-out as easily. I personally prefer using a cheap woodstick for pick up street hockey since they're way more lighter (they're still way heavier than composites but I'm not going to using a composite on pavement).
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bewbies posted:Last week at a pickup game I found this thing left on the bench. It looked pretty new and well cared for. I assumed one of our guys had left it behind, so I picked it up and...
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Anyone else have a BFD cut on their skates? I've put 2 games on a fresh x6 cut, and the edges feel dull to the touch already. I'm wondering if this is just flat-bottom being flat-bottom, or if I got a lovely cut. I've heard rumors the flat-bottom cuts to dull very quickly. I think I got about 6 or 7 hours out of mine. You appear to have confirmed the trend.
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Jan 19, 2012 22:00
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That makes good physical sense. An arch is a more stable formation.
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Went to stick n puck because I'm unemployed Drank beers before Skating was fun Received a job offer and I start Monday when I arrived home conclusion: beer makes everything better. poser fucked around with this message at 01:48 on Jan 20, 2012 |
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Jan 20, 2012 01:43
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poser posted:conclusion: beer makes everything better. Agreed. Hope you get the job.
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poser posted:conclusion: beer + Hockey makes everything better. There you go. Man I miss playing hockey  So far its been about 6 weeks healing this broken wrist and I think about playing EVERY DAY
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lazerwolf posted:There you go. My coach injured a tendon in his wrist getting his stick stuck in the crack between boards, wore a cast for a month. Took him a couple weeks to figure out how to adjust, but he kept on going to games.. his injured hand was his top hand, and he figured out he could make passes if he cupped the butt end of the stick in the palm of his hand. Stickhandling was pretty bad but he could play. I guess what I'm saying is suck it up and get out there. 
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Want to look like you're on the ice but aren't? Let me introduce you to the Bari Boot Rookie Boots. For only $130, you too can own ice skates without the skate! http://www.totalhockey.com/Product.aspx?itm_id=6013&div_id=41
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Haha those are insanely retarded/awesome.
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Woah, those are crazy. Are they supposed to be some sort of practice tool or more of a "check out my sweet rear end skate-shoes" thing?
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Jan 20, 2012 07:26
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I think they're a "I'm never getting laid" sort of thing.
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That's exactly what I need, a pair of shoes that takes 5 minutes to put on. It would be awesome if it was an actual skate boot, hard plastic and all. Put in a rail on the bottom with a couple snaps so you can slide in a skate blade, instant hockey skate!
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Sexy Randal posted:Woah, those are crazy. Are they supposed to be some sort of practice tool or more of a "check out my sweet rear end skate-shoes" thing? I think this is what they are aiming for. shyguy posted:I think they're a "I'm never getting laid" sort of thing. This is what they've accomplished.
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Bradf0rd posted:Want to look like you're on the ice but aren't? Let me introduce you to the Bari Boot Rookie Boots. One of the pro shops here just started selling those and I was wondering who the hell would want to wear them. The good news is, in person they don't look that much worse than say, lovely hiking boots.
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That boot would be cool for some hardcore shoveling and snow blowing.
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If that boot has the protection of a regular hockey boot I could see that being a good alternative for roller hockey goalies who don't use skates
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