Sid's never scored more goals than he is right now and he's doing so with a good old fashion wood stick.
I hate composites. They stink.
They constantly break for no reason. They're less accurate and it's harder to 'feel' the puck on your blade when you receive it.
The game has never been played at a more frantic pace. It's so fast that even taking a split-second to check your blade to make sure the puck is there can mean the loss of a scoring opportunity.
How many times have you seen in a game where a player has to look down to make sure he got the pass? You never used to see that. Guys could receive passes with their heads up and not worry about where the puck was.
With wood, you can feel the puck better, it won't disintegrate for no reason, they're more accurate, and best of all? Goalies can no longer use the excuse that they need inflated gear to protect themselves from the booming shots composites provide - which is bunk.
The only thing that composites have over wood is they degrade faster in the shaft.
I'd love to see the NHL ban composites and go back to wood. The game would be better for it.
I have no problem with composite sticks. AO breaks tons of sticks (sometimes destroying great chances), but that's the risk you take. When I played, composite sticks were great. I loved using it.
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Money99 12:06 PM 10-30-2009
Originally Posted by tyler289:
I have no problem with composite sticks. AO breaks tons of sticks (sometimes destroying great chances), but that's the risk you take. When I played, composite sticks were great. I loved using it.
But my argument is that I think AO would score more goals with a wooden stick.
Yes, it will jump off the stick faster, but at the same time, because of the sticks inaccuracy and propensity to explode for no reason, as well as the needed split second to see if the puck is there, I think the argument could be made that wooden sticks would help increase scoring in today's NHL.
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tyler289 12:48 PM 10-30-2009
Originally Posted by Money99:
But my argument is that I think AO would score more goals with a wooden stick.
Yes, it will jump off the stick faster, but at the same time, because of the sticks inaccuracy and propensity to explode for no reason, as well as the needed split second to see if the puck is there, I think the argument could be made that wooden sticks would help increase scoring in today's NHL.
I don't know, composite sticks flex a lot more, giving shooters much more flex on wrist shots.
When I played, I didn't give a second thought when I received passes or whatever because of the light composite stick. Maybe it's because I had only used 1 wooden stick before going composite (and that was for one year), but it wasn't an issue.
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SPTO 02:02 PM 10-30-2009
The composite sticks are way too flimsy IMO. They're the hockey equivalent of the maple ash bats in baseball. They're good for generating speed on the shot/swing but given enough force they're liable to break away like a toothpick. IMO composite sticks should be banned or at the very least grandfathered out of the league.
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tyler289 02:54 PM 10-30-2009
Originally Posted by SPTO:
The composite sticks are way too flimsy IMO. They're the hockey equivalent of the maple ash bats in baseball. They're good for generating speed on the shot/swing but given enough force they're liable to break away like a toothpick. IMO composite sticks should be banned or at the very least grandfathered out of the league.
I don't think that's really realistic. Every stick made (just about) today is composite. Easton, CCM, Bauer, etc all have deals with players for composite sticks and just about everyone uses the composites. Not that I don't agree with you (they are really flimsy), but just saying.
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gehun 03:53 PM 10-30-2009
Originally Posted by Money99:
Guess what? Sid is now using a wood stick:
Thoughts?
Huh? Crosby is using a one piece stick not wood:
"Some people want to attribute Crosby's hot start solely to his new, one-piece stick."
"Crosby favored the wood, among other reaasons, because he could feel the puck better on his stick. He finally made the switch this past summer"
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Money99 03:58 PM 10-30-2009
Originally Posted by tyler289:
I don't think that's really realistic. Every stick made (just about) today is composite. Easton, CCM, Bauer, etc all have deals with players for composite sticks and just about everyone uses the composites. Not that I don't agree with you (they are really flimsy), but just saying.
I think it can be done.
Especially if they used it as a way to shrink the goalies equipment.
It's a compromise that could be made and I think it would only help the game.
I remember a game from last year where Richard Park's composite blasted apart from taking an eight-foot pass on a PP. The puck barely touched the stick and this thing exploded.
It ruined the PP.
I've read comments from NHL players as to why they like them.
The two biggest is that they're very consistent. With wooden sticks, sometimes the shafts would very from batch to batch. And they wear down easier too from the use.
So moving to composite is a lot less hassle for a lot of players.
But I still think they hurt the game more than they help.
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DrJones 06:02 PM 10-30-2009
Originally Posted by Money99:
Guess what? Sid is now using a wood stick:
Sid's never scored more goals than he is right now and he's doing so with a good old fashion wood stick.
Guess what? Sid is now using a COMPOSITE stick (he used wood for his first 4 seasons) and is crediting the new stick for his hot start. Oops. As Scott would say, :-)[Reply]
Scottdau 08:00 PM 10-30-2009
Originally Posted by DrJones:
Guess what? Sid is now using a COMPOSITE stick (he used wood for his first 4 seasons) and is crediting the new stick for his hot start. Oops. As Scott would say, :-)
Pretty much. I also thought that wood is better for passing and not shooting. Is that wrong? This is one area where I have no idea about what it better. I never held a hockey stick or shoot one. Well, I do take that back. I held one at the 2k event I went too at their Head Quarters, but I did not take a shot.
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