Vote for the Team LA Pro Shop @ Toyota Sports Center. Got my Grafs there a month or so ago and they were extremely helpful. I am just starting out, so I was in need of a lot of help. I had gone to Hockey Giant and Hockey Monkey, service was eh... to the point that I was given a skate 1.5 sizes to big for my foot and let out the door
. Monkey and Giant did have a big selection though.
For my foot, the Grafs are a great fit, but I can see that forward pitch being a problem for some. Like was said before, go for the best fitting boot, not the name on the side.
Problem with the Pro Shop is that they only seem to carry Graf, Bauer, and some Eastons(?). Everything else was cool, they have all the machines/processes needed for a good fit, heat mold/punch/blade holder mount and some CCM balloon fitting device
Also Graf hasn't been bought out by anyone, but they did open up another manufacturing plant up in Canada a few years ago (me thinks, if not, then its a distribution center).
Does anyone know when and if the Pro Shop will be having the Kings sale? I'll ask them next time I'm in there.