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Time to try a lower flex! Gaudreau shoots a 55 flex

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Time to try a lower flex! Gaudreau shoots a 55 flex

As many hockey pundits are writing up speculation blogs on Johnny Hockey's contract negotiations, a gem of a blog was found on TSN's BarDown about the stick flex Gaudreau uses.  Warrior equipment manager has confirmed that Johnny Gaudreau uses a 55 flex stick. Wait, what? A 55 flex? Now wait, shouldn't he be using a senior flex, like a 95-100 flex stick? Or if you match with his weight at least a 75 flex?  Well it turns out he isn't the only NHLer that uses a lower flex to increase the velocity and whip that goes into their shots. Former...

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Does this look familiar?

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Does this look familiar?

  By Steve Balchunas Do your skate blades look like those pictured above? The steel ground all the way to the plastic holder on the toe and heel of each skate? If so, we’re going to guess you’ve had your skates for a while and have been visiting the same shops over and over.  Remember your blades when they were brand new? The shape they had? It’s all but gone now, and you should know it’s affecting your performance. Skate blades are shaped the way they are for a reason. That steel underneath your toes and underneath your heels provides...

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