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Any suggestions? Can they be modified?

http://www.thespec.com/Sports/article/280913

Or is it money down the drain?

You have to go out and purchase new pads because it is money down the drain. I attempted to alter (have a company alter to be exact) my pads and it cost me far too much to do it and then there is a good chance that they will rip open. I would suggest buying a set of pads...

I would take a good Milwaukee heavy duty reciprocating saw, a laser line and some duct tape to them...they'll be as good as new!

If you are uncertain of your alteration skills begin small by practicing on something like a neck guard

XOXO
Dr. Hockeystein

tomASS wrote:I would take a good Milwaukee heavy duty reciprocating saw, a laser line and some duct tape to them...they'll be as good as new!

If you are uncertain of your alteration skills begin small by practicing on something like a neck guard

XOXO
Dr. Hockeystein

I like the duct tape idea.............seems old-school

tomASS wrote

I would take a good Milwaukee heavy duty reciprocating saw, a laser line and some duct tape to them...they'll be as good as new!

lol

Now I know why jessie at daves threw in a 6 pack of duct tape when i plunked down 1200 bucks for those pads. I thought I had the better end of the deal when he told me that the "silver" stick tape is the best in the industry - damn.

High schools next year
Any word on youth changes coming?
A sale might be imminent

look into more of the custom equip...Brians, Vaughn...Eagle customs (not hockey giant stuff)

These companies have in house spec people and because they build em one at a time they are made right to the limits of the spec.'s

Others like RBK, TPS etc... are made in mass quantities and mostly in asia...there fore they can't take a chance on having a mass quanitity of illegal pads, so they sownsize them more just to be safe...and with that comes poor quality as well...just put an RBK next to a VAughn and compare the quality and size.

thorhockey wrote:High schools next year
Any word on youth changes coming?
A sale might be imminent

The youth will switch by 2010, they are recommending the new stuff now though. The pads now are pretty much made to conform.

If you're thinking about a "modification" I'd talk to George's Shoe repair on Grand in St. Paul - they can fix anything hockey & they'd be the best to give you an opinion. If that doesn't work - go for the Duct-Tape & Saw-zall treatment!

I do not like this whole new rule. It costs way to much money for people to have to buy new pads whenever the rule changes. I use 12' pads and I do not plan on upgrading unless absolutely necessary.