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[numan]

I'm guessing it's a least a 6 lie, maybe higher. Kane, Datsyuk, Giroux all use very similar sticks (old Bauer p10 curves), the biggest difference being lie. I have 3 pro stock Datsyuks that a former teammate in Montreal got for me, but the lie is too low (5 lie is my guess from comparing with others). Given he plays shorter than Datstuk and plays closer to the feet as well, I'll guess a 6 lie. Been on the lookout for a pro stock Kane forever, no luck....

Pretty easy to come by.... Had about 12 of them for sale in the gear sell thread for months

[fpm39]

TSR had a ton too.

[hockeystickman]

I noticed a while back that Patrick Kane uses a 102 flex stick (which I imagine is cut down) even though he is much smaller than most guys who use that type of flex. Anyone know why he does this?

I have been bringing in Pro Stocks for the past 5 years.  Although everyone is recommending more flex and we all hear the tales of guys like Ovi and Kessel using a low flex there are still a lot of guys in the pros/college that use the 100+ flex, and not just big guys.  It all comes down to personal preference and implementation! 

[Evanblake]

Fooj is right, stick handling control. I have a couple of his pro return 1x sticks and a game used 1x. High flex for a guy his size