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Mar 11, 2011 17:51
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This is probably a stupid question but how much does flex differ between brands and models? I really want to try a lower flex stick but don't want to drop $100+ on something that I might not like. I was thinking about getting something for $50-$60 and if I don't like it I can just use it coaching.
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Mar 12, 2011 21:14
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I was going to pick up a pair of x60 to use in roller but I just quit roller hockey instead
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Mar 16, 2011 21:06
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Yeah that's what I figured. $320 on Hockey Monkey for X50s is a slammin deal. Too bad my pro-shop said they'd only discount them to $435 I would get the x60s.
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Mar 21, 2011 22:49
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You use your feet daily(I assume),why not pay to protect them? I have posted about it before but I tore ligaments in my ankle in a lovely boot and wont make that mistake again.
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Mar 22, 2011 03:40
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They have a huge thread over at modsquad but two dudes from the MLX PR firm were trolling all the negative comments and it got closed.
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Mar 22, 2011 23:24
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xzzy posted:What were the negatives people were bitching about? The thread is 50+ pages, next time I'm bored at work(tomorrow) I will take a look.
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Mar 22, 2011 23:40
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For the people in leagues.. Do you have one or two jerseys and what does the league require?
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Mar 28, 2011 22:08
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:We are required to have dark and light jerseys. They don't need to all be matching though, just the same general color. Told you to get the x:60 
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Mar 28, 2011 22:23
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Loqieu posted:All 3 leagues I've played in provide 1 jersey for you. Usually they don't conflict with the other team's color since they plan that out ahead. That's not always the case though, and sometimes you have to wear a very dirty pinny above your regular jersey for those games. The league I play in requires dark and light jerseys for each team, funded by the team. Some teams get away with having one lighter color jersey and thats what my new team is going to try and do.
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Mar 29, 2011 01:30
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WouldDesk posted:Got the last pair Check ebay for used pairs? I know warrior will let you make a pair of custom gloves (dont know about 3 fingers) and it would probably cost you $200+ but thats also an option. Someone in the NHL broke his finger and is using a custom made pair of 3 finger gloves so maybe they are out there.
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Mar 29, 2011 15:53
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ElwoodCuse posted:Is $100 too much for a helmet for recreational no checking? The websites have Reebok 8k, Bauer 9100, and CCM Vapor 10 models for about that. Am I just paying for "10% lighter" and some kind of fancy lining at that point? You can never spend enough money to protect your head! I always spend money on helmets and skates and go cheap on the rest of my gear.
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Mar 29, 2011 16:52
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xzzy posted:Except a higher price doesn't necessarily result in a safer helmet. There's a point where the component materials are upgraded.. no increase in safety, but an increase in other areas such as weight or comfort. Yeah, what I was trying to say is that when it comes to your head, price should be the least of your concerns.
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Mar 29, 2011 22:21
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Got a call from Hockey Monkey today. I almost pooped my pants when I saw a Southern Cal number pop up on my phone. Ugghhhh, they're sold out too? Why can't these fucks keep their stock up to date on their sites? Where do you live? (if you dont mind me asking)
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Mar 30, 2011 01:48
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: "Hello, I'm calling from Hockey Monkey just to let you know that we had to pull your Vapor X:50 skates from our warehouse in New Jersey. They'll be shipped out tomorrow and at your door by Friday. Is this ok with you?"
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Sacramento Are you the guy that just started playing in the beginner class/league in Roseville?
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Mar 30, 2011 03:48
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Lawnie posted:How do you guys approach playing with a new team, in terms of lines and positions and all that stuff? I'm pretty sure the team im playing on has a bunch of kids that have never played before, and neither have i, so I'm sort of worried about how we're going to handle all that stuff. Best 3 skaters are C as for RW/LW pair up Good/Great skaters with Ok/Bad skaters.
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Mar 30, 2011 23:19
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Yup! We finished our first season a couple weeks ago with all learn-to-play players from the same class. Spring/summer season starts this Sunday. Awesome! How is the talent level out there? My friend played in NARCH (huge roller hockey tournament) and a bunch of kids from Sac State had a team and they were pretty good. I play at Sharks Ice @ San Jose and our leagues range from A - EEEE and my friend played in lower D/E level as a semi ringer but played in a B league in San Diego.
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Mar 31, 2011 04:38
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Any tips on delayed entry to the zone? I'm a little bit faster than people on my team and I beat them to the blue line I just end up stopping and waiting and it messes up my flow.
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Mar 31, 2011 15:58
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Wolfy posted:Three part question here. I've been looking at skates and from what I can see as far as quality, price and what not I have my eye on the Reebok 7K. Anyone have any experience with this skate? Second, I'm having trouble finding a pair in my size and I might have to order online. I'm about a 10.5 in shoes but I have a wide foot. If I'm able to find some other Reebok's, like say 11Ks or whatever and they fit me...would it be safe to assume a 7K of the same size would fit? So far I've called hockey monkey and hockey giant. I don't know what other shops are around here, any suggestions? Size between brands is different but between models in the same brand should be the same. But a size 8 11k skate might not FEEL the same as size 8 7k skate if that makes any sense.
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Mar 31, 2011 21:01
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That is awesome.
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Apr 3, 2011 18:58
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What bags do you guys use? Right now I'm using a backpack bag that I used for roller but I will be playing on two teams this season and I dont know if I can fit the extra jerseys and gloves in the bag as its already a tight fit.
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Apr 4, 2011 16:18
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trilljester posted:Center rink at Sharks Ice has the curling dots, screws me up all the time. My angles are off for shooting. You KNOW you want to play DD 
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Apr 4, 2011 22:41
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trilljester posted:I can't! If I play in DD, I can't play in the lower leagues due to the new house rules. My E team is moving up to DDDDD because of the rules.
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Apr 5, 2011 00:00
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trilljester posted:You guys are going to have a great playoffs in E, any team can take it. Good luck in that. I think its going to the Chieftains because they have 38 other teams to pull from or possibly your boys on Green Horn because of their super duper ring they have now.
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Apr 5, 2011 00:05
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I got called for a stupid penalty after I was driving into the boards from behind with no call.. On my way to the box I yelled at the ref "If you're going to call loving bullshit calls, you might as all well the penalties that actually loving happen" and earned myself another penalty  Someone put it this way to me: In the lower leagues and especially the late games you get the worst refs so I learned to keep my mouth shut.
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Apr 5, 2011 03:50
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coldwind posted:I've always felt that being a bit more cordial about it would be a better way of getting calls. I figured a ref would be more likely to give me a call later on if I hadn't just chewed him out, but I guess I don't really know. I don't take a lot of penalties and I don't draw a lot either. Refs pretend they dont but they remember people and hold grudges. Now I give/flip the puck to the ref when I can and remember to thank them after the game.
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Apr 5, 2011 04:00
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This kid emailed me about joining my team and he graduated high school in 2008. Getting old sucks
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Apr 8, 2011 00:05
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So I got this email from a free agent I picked up: Jared, you're cool no worries, and your email was perfect for me. FYI I've managed adult teams a few times so can help you through this, no worries. My advicee to you: The first hurdle is to get around 15 players (3 forward lines and 3 rear pairs) - that'll make for covering the ridiculous high team fees and if a few don't show up once in a while , more playing time for those who do. Too many more than that (15 skaters) and people will start to complain about ice time and too many less than that you'll get beat by teams who do have a full roster, especially if several of your/our players aren't all conditioned reasaonably well. And do you have a decent goalie yet? Gotta have a gaolie who is decent and will show up routinely, otherwise that'll make for a lovely season. Nothing sucks more than showing up to a game and not having a goalie (and then having to forfeit the game and not get to play a regular competitive game. Anyway, I'm available for you, call me any time on my cell at 408 644-6636 and I'm excited about playing and if you need any help kind of coaching the team, getting eveyone on the same page with respect to taking shorter than longer shifts and going full speed while out on the ice as well as putting players at their least vulnerable positions, let me know, I'll be happy to assist...Not so much like to coach, but you need to take command so that during games players will do what you ask them/play where you want them to etc...I had teams where players would switch where I put them for a game to play with their buds, and honestly as a team every player needs to play with which ever lineup makes the team most potent. Mostly don't like to lose bad because not prepared or people on the team aren't playing with and for and as a team. Anyway, take care my man and I'm looking forward to meeting you in person. Also, I assure you, I will be a solid contributor-not a weak link on this team, but be careful about picking just anyone up of the free agent list, there's some dweebs who suck and keep trying to play at levels way higher than they should be at and you get a few of them on your/our team and it can be a nightmare (had that happen and we lost a lot of games bad because just too many weak players...). If you want to send me a roster list (how many players did you get from the free agent list?) I'll check it to make sure none of them hooked up on your/our team for you....Still not to late to advise them sorry, don't have enough spots. I know that sounds mean but I know some of these characters and the teams that have been in these leagues for a while will all avoid them like the plague and you/we should to. I can also have you read names off the free agent liist (whic I don'ty have access to and vice versa may recognize players who are decent...
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Apr 9, 2011 03:35
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Topoisomerase posted:I wonder why he's on the free agent list now. Yeah this sucks everyone else I grabbed seems cool as hell. Hopefully he quits before we starts or hate the team and quits during the season. I'm going to email him and say we are a laid back team and if thats no what he wants maybe he should reconsider.
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Apr 9, 2011 17:38
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You know whats awesome? using a ringer goalie in the playoffs
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Apr 11, 2011 08:37
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trilljester posted:Same thing happened to Rotarians when they played Gang Green. Gang Green rolled out 2 former Jr. Sharks players, one playing D, one playing Goalie. Beat Rotarians in a shootout. we lost in a shoot out two We have 2 of the top 3 scorers in the league on our team and we scored 1 goal.
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Apr 11, 2011 20:11
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Habibi posted:Ugh, I'm stuck in a loving slump and I can't break out of it for some reason. Well, not entirely true, as I had a g/a game last Thursday, but it seems that ever since October/November or so, I just can't loving score. My first season or two in D4 I was averaging a point and close to a goal a game (I play defense), and during the same time I was averaging over a goal a game for about 3 D5 seasons in a row. Then late Fall hit and I don't know WTF happened but I just haven't been able to put it together since. The weird thing is that, by any reasonable measure, all of my skills have improved during this span of time. My skating has gotten significantly better, as I started playing D4 with only a rudimentary ability to do backward cross-overs, and can now accelerate backwards using cross-overs with some proficiency, to say nothing of general improvements in my fundamentals. My decision-making has gotten faster as a result of playing in D5, my slapshot has gone from "can't get it off the ground" to "can't keep it on the ground" to "can reasonably expect it to hit the net at something close to the height I intended, but still lacking any aim," and my defensive play has seen pretty good progress. But, gently caress, it's just not happening. I keep telling myself to keep it up and that it will come eventually, and it makes me wonder what the hell highly touted NHL players go through when they're in a slump. Mainly I'm just venting. Also if you use OPS they do wear out My friend was using a old silver tip stick, convinced him to get a Warrior  Thats second in the league BTW poser fucked around with this message at 06:14 on Apr 12, 2011 |
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Apr 12, 2011 06:06
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Habibi posted:Oh yeah? I mean, that won't account for it all, but it would explain a few things here and there - I've been using the same [$35 N/Bauer Hockeygiant discount] stick for about 3-4 months. Though, my prior success was with the same type of stick... Try flexing it and it should feel different. I know in hockey there are basically two types; the gear whore always getting new poo poo and the people who hold on to gear forever. Well, the gear whores are right about sticks. What I do to get cheap sticks: Buy on clearance Buy slightly used
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Apr 12, 2011 06:29
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Habibi posted:Where do you get used sticks? http://www.modsquadhockey.com/ but you need to open the sell section by contributing (making 75 posts) to hockey discussions. People on there will buy a stick and not like the flex or curve and sell it after 2-3 uses. And http://www.prostockhockeygear.com/
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Apr 12, 2011 06:45
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Christ... What is her name?
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Apr 14, 2011 21:00
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Two stick n pucks + coaching final game of the season = all day at the rink
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Apr 19, 2011 06:47
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I used a 85 flex stick today and I think I will be sticking with a sub 100 flex from now on.
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Apr 19, 2011 23:41
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My snap shot was horrible with my 100 flex and I could never get it down. Its improved tons with the 85 flex.
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Apr 20, 2011 03:13
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Thufir posted:How big are you? I have an 85 that's probably in the 90s after being cut and I don't feel like I get a ton of flex. Wonder if I should try a 77 flex (before cutting). I'm 165. 5'11 215ish
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Apr 20, 2011 07:04
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trilljester posted:Anyone have a good method for getting iron-on numbers off their jersey? I have picked and scratched a good chunk of the old numbers off, but there's still too much there for new numbers to be heat-pressed on according to the guy with the heat press. If I can't get these numbers off, I'm thinking of buying tackle twill numbers and sewing them over the remains of the ironed on numbers. I suppose that will work. What team/league you on this year?
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Apr 21, 2011 16:32
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