Bauer steel

[wooly1]

Out of these 3 steel, which is considered “top of the line”? Or are they all considered “ top of the line” 

and by top of the line I mean something that pro goalie will use 

Bauer Ls-3G 

Bauer LS5G 

Bauer pulse TI edge 

[ZeroGravitas]

Retail-wise, Pulse Ti would be considered top of the line, followed by LS5G.

There was a Pulse SS, but that came standard on Konekt 1 but I don't think it was ever sold separately.

Then it goes LS3G and LS1G.

There may be some aftermarket stuff somewhere in there (Tydan and Step) but from what I understand, those are out of production and anything out there is old stock. NHL EQMs might have stockpiled some of the stuff.

[wooly1]

17 minutes ago, ZeroGravitas said:

Retail-wise, Pulse Ti would be considered top of the line, followed by LS5G.

There was a Pulse SS, but that came standard on Konekt 1 but I don't think it was ever sold separately.

Then it goes LS3G and LS1G.

There may be some aftermarket stuff somewhere in there (Tydan and Step) but from what I understand, those are out of production and anything out there is old stock. NHL EQMs might have stockpiled some of the stuff.

Interesting.

My next question would be 

Would any nhl goalies be using the pulse ti steel, or do they only stick to after market steel?

[Toobs]

20 minutes ago, wooly1 said:

Interesting.

My next question would be 

Would any nhl goalies be using the pulse ti steel, or do they only stick to after market steel?

The pulse TI steel is very good. Would not be surprised if there were NHL goalies using it.

[A.YOUNGoalie13]

On 11/2/2024 at 12:25 PM, wooly1 said:

Interesting.

My next question would be 

Would any nhl goalies be using the pulse ti steel, or do they only stick to after market steel?

You see a mix of both. When you can get it resharpened whenever you want and get new sets as often as needed you don’t really need the ti. A lot of guys run the stainless still

[indykrap]

Highly recommend the Pulse TI. Closest thing to Step Steel I've found so far in terms of durability and height. 

Like @A.YOUNGoalie13 said though, pros have a different experience than us normies when it comes to sharpening frequency and amount of backup blades so you can't really compare.

[UCLALabrat]

Another vote for pulse TI. I'm on the ice about 2x a week and they easily last a month or two before sharpening (and can probably go longer)

[Smalls]

I recently (over the summer) switched into the Pulse TI and I can confirm my sharpening's and edges seem to last longer than the LS3G I was in prior. At first, and idk if this was due to the sharpening that came on them, but they felt like they had better glide too. Idk if the coating is what makes it feel that way or if it was just placebo due to using a new type of blade.

In the past I've used Tydan and Step Steel and Tydan was great but was using a Goalie SAM profile. No profile on these Pulse TI's, but I may get them profiled in the future.

Edited November 6 by Smalls

[Puckstopper]

Pulse Ti is as good as anything else I've used, and that includes both Step and Tydan.   Unless you're playing for 7 figures, the differences between those 3 will be so far in the margins that it won't really matter.   LS5G isn't awful, but it's not good either.   LS3G should be dumped in the nearest sewer.  

[johncho]

My kid has Tydan Prostock blades with the DLC coating but I've been finding that the blade edges chips easily and hard to repair. I just got some LS5G to try out, I have a sharpener at home so I didn't really have a need for the Ti coating. 

Actually now that I think about it my buddy has the Ti and it seems to chip as well due to how brittle they are.