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[flip12]

That shallow toe cap on the new Vapor looks so out of place on a Bauer clunker chunker.

They look crazy. Better than their recent lukewarm designs.

[flip12]

That shallow toe cap on the new Vapor looks so out of place on a Bauer clunker chunker.

They look crazy. Better than their recent lukewarm designs.

[daveski7]

To me it has the shape of the S19 with the low profile toe cap

[Nuck-sie]

I hope that isn't a shallow streamlined toe cap. Vapors are already hard to fit into for most people, plus it really wouldn't do anything for aerodynamics. 

[flip12]

I hope that isn't a shallow streamlined toe cap. Vapors are already hard to fit into for most people, plus it really wouldn't do anything for aerodynamics. 

 

Less for that than for feel I imagine. Some skaters like the toe and forefoot snug. For some, that was impossible with Bauers before this, without resorting to POWERFOOT or similar fillers. It's ok if Vapor doesn't fit most. That's why they offer 3 fits.

[Liddy019]

When do the new vapours come out?

[Cavs019]

How do you follow up the gorgeous 1X 2.0 with this!?

[bluhmd]

How do you follow up the gorgeous 1X 2.0 with this!?

This!

[Nuck-sie]

It’s like they’re going back to the original 1.0, it’s weird.

[Nuck-sie]

But look on the bright side, means next year the 1x 2.0 will be cheaper

[Fooj]

That picture doesnt do it justice.

[numan]

I personally like the look but I also love the Ft1’s which these look to be copying

[wbj]

That picture doesnt do it justice.

Doesn’t do it justice for how much uglier it is in person or how much better it looks in person?

[Fooj]

Doesn’t do it justice for how much uglier it is in person or how much better it looks in person?

I think more people would be more accepting if they saw it in person. This picture makes the whole toe look super small

[Tucker17]

Laine in 2X

https://www.gettyima...hoto/1060543610

[Dupes]

Great find. I love those jerseys.

[- M]

Totally agree with Cavs and CT. Technologically, outside of making blades a touch thinner, not a lot has really improved in a decade and a half.

There are more options now, so the consumer has more external options in choosing kick points, flexes, and shaft shape, but in terms of creating a product that generally helps most people shoot the puck harder or handle it with more ease... there hasn't been a game changer in awhile. I recognize 'gamechanger' is sort of subjective).

My experience is that the 'step forwards' in recent memory have been: easton focus flex blade (was way lighter and thinner than anything previous); Synergy (obviously), XN10 (stiffer blade, contour shaft, lighter. felt similar to the CNT before the CNT), CNT (weight, shaft shape, durability really improved from easton's previous models) and then the Bauer One95 (flex profile). I bet if Bauer redressed the CNT and sold it as the revamped 2019 triflex line, it'd be a popular stick at pro and retail. Well maybe not under the 'triflex' moniker...

The red/silver Tri-flex was the first OPS I ever owned and it wasn't very good even for those standards.

Having worked in hockey retail, the biggest change I've seen in sticks is in the lower price points. The quality in the $99 price point has increased dramatically. I wouldn't hesitate to pick up a current gen $99 stick vs one that was top of the line a decade ago.

[Adam]

The red/silver Tri-flex was the first OPS I ever owned and it wasn't very good even for those standards.

Having worked in hockey retail, the biggest change I've seen in sticks is in the lower price points. The quality in the $99 price point has increased dramatically. I wouldn't hesitate to pick up a current gen $99 stick vs one that was top of the line a decade ago.

a lot of people suffer from nostalgia when talking about past sticks, yes there were sticks that had huge jumps in terms of performance, but anybody trying to say a top of the line ccm from the early mid 2000's vs a top of the line from the last 5 years is delusional.

Agreed with the sentiment of stick performance currently having plateaued.

[Karly14]

The red/silver Tri-flex was the first OPS I ever owned and it wasn't very good even for those standards.

Having worked in hockey retail, the biggest change I've seen in sticks is in the lower price points. The quality in the $99 price point has increased dramatically. I wouldn't hesitate to pick up a current gen $99 stick vs one that was top of the line a decade ago.

Sorry, I wasn't clear -- I was making a joke... The tri-flex was undoubtedly the worst stick I have ever used.  It was heavy, unresponsive, and lasted about a shift and a half.  I liked the aesthetics though!

 

I'm for sure overstating any lack of innovation.  Weight and balance throughout price points is the biggest improvement for me, same with blade profile.  In terms of game-changing technology, i do maintain that things have been relatively stagnant for awhile.   

[Cavs019]

CCM is a bad example- their older sticks were absolute garbage (Vector line, etc) and they’ve made massive improvements in recent years. Some old Bauer and Easton twigs however (XXX Lite, One95, CNT, SE16) can easily go toe to toe with today’s models.