I have nothing to substantiate my claim, but I've come to understand that it's basically the Nexus Team stick, which I've used before and firmly believe is absolute rubbish. Pity.

Whoever is behind the engineering of those sticks, along with the entire current Vapor line, should be burned at the stake.

Ah shit, really? RIGHT after I drop $200 on an X5 Pro that I don't even like?

I hate you so much, Bauer.

My kingdom for a pair of Kylington (or any Flames player's) 2S Pros.



Barring those, I'd gladly settle for a pair in the 2022-23 Lighting RR, Whalers, or Vegas white colorways. Still mad that I passed up one of the many of Eichel's pairs on PSH a while back.

Don't know, but hopefully it's a whole hell of a lot better than the blade core tech they used in the first Hyperlite. Nowhere to go but up, I suppose.

https://sidelineswap...Dangler26283671

Some jets heritage ultrasonic with 2s cuff

I've seen gloves like these before and I'm almost 100% sure these are just rebadged 2S Pros. Pretty sure Ultrasonics don't have a three piece index finger, but I stand to be corrected.

These are expensive AF, but I've dreamt of owning these for a while. If I had more than two pennies to rub together, I'd sure as hell give them a lot of consideration:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/156159258025

https://www.ebay.com/itm/156159259014

I can’t do 87s but unreal deal on some mint XXX Lites here. One of the best twigs of all time imo:

https://sidelineswap...al_code=ZR91396

Damn. That was a good find. I'm a weakling who prefers flexes in the 70's, but even still, had they been left-handed, they would've been an automatic buy.

These aren't exactly in mint condition, but I know there's a few folks here who dig the new Sharks pants, and this seems like a good chance to snag a pair for a hundo.

https://sidelineswap...ants-size-large

https://sidelineswap...a-hurricanes-14

After noticing that this guy was also selling a pair of Byron Froese Quicklites identical to the ones I saw over on ProStockHockey, I was about to vilify him for taking a page out of SIG Hockey's playbook, but PSH still has their pair and also he hasn't jacked up these or the Vancouver thirds up to some ridiculous price point, so I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for now.

Hell, if these gloves were Quicklites instead of Crazy Lights, I might've jumped on them myself at that price.

If wanting a pair of these in mediums is wrong, I don't wanna be right: https://www.ebay.com...me:vlp_homepage

Five grand for a pair of used skates someone glued hastily cutout portions of a New Balance sneaker to, which might be good for a laugh once, maybe twice? Hard pass.

Non-profit mental health hockey program? LOL. LMAO, even. If someone on SLS told me the sky was blue, I'd look out the window to double-check.

https://sidelineswap...ockey-gloves-14

https://sidelineswap...ened-flex-cuffs

Fuck this guy. I've bought from him in the past and he has failed to disclose damage to gear and deliberately set up pictures so damage is not visible (I'm talking holes in palms, a rip in a shell). Now he bought up a bunch of VGK gloves from PSH that gave been sitting for 190 and jacks up the price.

Thirded. If it weren't for all the sticks he had, his entire business model - if you could call it that - would be predicated on snapping up gloves from PSH the minute they go up and then flipping them at a mark-up. There's a special place in hell for predatory scalpers like this.

Speaking of dishonest sellers on SLS: https://sidelineswap...-used-gloves-14

Yeah, they're game-used alright... by me. I know this because I bought these earlier this year to use briefly when my go-to pair of gloves was getting repalmed. I was lucky to make back most of what I bought them for (maybe around $100?) and they're fine gloves and all, but no need to lie to people about them.

Furthermore, why even put yourself through the aggravation of selling something only worth $5? If you're that hard-up for cash, you could flip burgers for half a shift at any fast food joint or make grocery runs for infirm/lazy people and still come out way on top.

This person has made horrible life choices far beyond just hastily drilling holes in his shield.

I hate this so much. I don't know who needs to hear this, but stop cutting the thumb loops on your gloves and then wondering why no one wants them.

https://sidelineswap...onally-repalmed

https://www.ebay.com...emis&media=COPY

Jesus... where to begin?

1. Those aren't even Hyperlites, but rather X2.7s, which came out under the Flylite line.
2. They're being sold at $450 for the pair.
3. That seller is unsmart.
4. See point #3.
5. Even if they were Hyperlites, at that price you'd need to sell me upwards of nine of them, because the Hyperlite is a dumpster stick for trash people and it belongs in the toilet.
6. See point #4.

If you're the kind of person who's so desperate to sell something that you need to create a hundred billion hashtags so that they show up all over my unrelated saved searches, I hope you fucking die.

https://sidelineswap...r-hyperlite-new

I've also done this myself with a seam ripper, and on a similar pair of Calgary Flames pants, no less. Those 2007-2021 pant stripes were terrible (as was the rest of the uniform that was paired with them) and I can't say I blame you for wanting to send them to the landfill.

Anyway, the only hurdle I ran into was with the bottom seam of the pant legs, which as you tell from the picture, is sewn over top of the stripes. I ended up partially unstitching those as well and just leaving it loose, which thankfully didn't result in any kind of catastrophe, but I wouldn't recommend it and there's probably an actual proper way to deal with it. Sorry I couldn't be more help to you on that one, but hopefully someone else chimes in.

EDIT: Forgot to add that all you should need to unstitch on the stripes is just the stitching on the white stripe, as the other layers are sewn on top of that and not to the actual pant itself.

Jesus... I about jumped out of my chair when I first glanced at that. I almost thought those Jets 2S Pros were Whalers to go along with those Nexus pants. That would've been about as close to my dream setup as I could imagine.

Thank you to everyone that helped me build that set
Showtime in Hockeytown

Dude, this set frickin' RULES. The pedant in me would take a seam ripper to that sponsor patch yesterday, though.

FINALLY!!!

 

Carolina Hurricanes Whalers alternate

Sick. One of the best colorways in the league and Covert QRLs were the last good gloves Warrior made.

My kingdom for a pair of 2S Pros in Whalers colors.

I finally found a cage that works for me - Bauer Profile TI. It's lighter than the ReAkt with thinner bars and an oreo/i2 paint job; I can't even tell I'm wearing it on the ice. I know it doesn't look as good as the FM580 and Profile II cages, but I need to protect my jaw and the CCM FV1 shield gets too hot during summer. I found it on SLS for cheaper than the $90 retail price, but it's worth the investment if you need to wear facial protection. 

Appreciated your thoughts on this. I took a puck to the mouth last Friday, and having officially entered my late 30's this summer, I've decided that I'm finally completely over getting hit in the face below my visor. Admittedly, I sprung for a Tron visor/cage combo after several regulars at the rink sung its praises, but it's good to have options to fall back on in case that one doesn't work out.

After some wheeling and dealing, I finished my 2022-2023 Sharks setups. Nothing for sale. 

Damn, man. Those are snazzy as balls. I'm still not 100% sold on the teal pants for the Sharks' home and away set, but I dig the texture on the socks.

Well... shit. It's tough being a Flames fan down here in PA and not being able to attend these things. I heard reports about how a small handful of people snagged up most of what was there only to resell it, only... I haven't really seen much beyond a few old pant shells and MiC jerseys? I kept my eyes open for a nice pair of gloves or pants, but nothing along those lines ever popped up on eBay or SLS, so where did all of that stuff go?

I did eight cuff swaps and one re-color for ccmcrazylightking, all done by hand with a sewing awl and waxed thread. The Yandle gloves started out as regular black/white Flyers gloves, then I recolored the logos to gold (Flyers 3rd/WC) using permanent alcohol-based markers that are designed for embroidery. 

Oh damn... those are cool as balls.

If you don't mind me asking, regarding the markers, what's the brand name du jour? Also, is there a white marker that's effective at covering other colors? I'm pretty sure that doesn't exist, but just curious.