So for my birthday, I could either have gotten a game-used Kopitar stick or nice hockey skates. I was stressing over it for a while, but I knew my chances of a stick weren't the highest. Plus they are super expensive and there isn't even a guarantee that they even have one from Kopitar. So I opted for the skates, I'll get more use out of them and they resembles Anze's roller hockey skates, only mine are CCM brand and his are Nike Bauer. I took some pics of them below. They are going to take some time to get used to, especially with the standard High-low wheels, but for $109 they are really nice.
 On my feet
 My new skates, the box, and my stick
 Here you can see the high-low wheels... 80 mm in the back, two 76mm in the middle, and a 72mm in the front. It's supposed to help keep you from falling backwards and keeps you on your toes!
Old skates (technically my dad's) without the laces. Mine came with the black ones but I switched them out for the old white ones.
 Nice aluminum wheel chassee, makes them a whole lot lighter
My skates vs. Kopi's. They are similar (that's why I liked them) but not the same. Another note (for my Kopi)... I hope you get well really soon. I don't want you to be sick. If you miss tonight's game in order to get better, please do. I don't want you out for Thursday. Please, please, please, please get well very soon. All us Kings fans are hoping you (and the rest of the guys) battle through this quickly. I don't wanna miss you on Thursday. |
