From trolling the Beta forums.

So, perhaps with the addition of frost resist gear, it is now needed for Sapphiron, preserving the feel of Naxx @60 without the pain of farming Frozen Runes.

I must have missed them, where are there BoP BSing weapons? I've only seen the various BoE weapons.

Sorry if this has been answered earlier. It's hard to scan 33 pages. What are likely going to be the best two professions for tanks in WotLK? Seems to me that leatherworking will be important with its leg and bracer enchants. The second profession has me unsure. Anybody have any thoughts?

Some profession changes in 8970:

According to quick testing, Mixology now increases (in addition to the power increase) elixir duration to 2 hours and flask duration to total of 4 hours! Elixir of Shadow Power (30mins duration) was upgraded to 1 hour, so I guess the duration buff is a 100% increase. Does not affect potions which is too bad, but I guess elixirs and flasks are enough. A very nice buff.

The leg enchants are BOE, so anyone will benefit.

Right now, for pure stamina increases LW + BS is tops (assuming that Fur Linings stack with the BS gem socket and from a Paladin's POV).

LW offers 90 stamina or 74 stamina more than the enchanting bracer enchant (assuming the Fur Lining does NOT stack with the +16 stam enchant).

BS offers 2 uncolored sockets, which is 60 stamina using WotLK epic gems, 48 stamina using rare gems. It is also flexibility, as these are uncolored gem sockets, you can gem for defense or avoidance, whatever you are lacking if you don't want to stamina stack.

JC offers a so-so trinket, and 3 "master" gems that are +41 stamina, so 33 stamina total gained over using epic gems in the same slots. JC actually looks better for warriors, as their set (T7) is full of red sockets that these 41 stamina gems can fill, leading to a 87 stamina increase over using rare quality purple (str/stam or dodge/stam) gems and still activating the socket bonuses.

Alchemy offers a so-so trinket and Mixology, which increases the effects and duration of flasks and elixirs. It is a 50% effect increase and a 100% duration increase. So your Flask of Stoneblood goes from 650 HP and 2 hours, to 975 HP and 4 hours. You gain 325 HP and save some $$.

Enchanting offers +24 stamina to each ring, for a total of 48 stamina.

Inscription offers +32 dodge rating over the rep based shoulder enhancement.

Mining offers a flat 500 HP bonus. Skinning offers some crit rating (more or less useless from a tank POV).

Tailoring and Engineering don't offer much.

If you are right -- and I sincerely hope you are not right -- then tailoring is an unbelievably terrible profession. It's on par with alchemy for terribleness, if not worse.

Let's be clear, crafting professions have historically only been money makers if they've allowed you to make rare terrific items (e.g. early Arcanite Reaper or equivalent) or things people need in bunches (e.g. potions or to a lesser extent gems). If tailoring is to return to its pre-BC horridness, then casters are generally all well served to drop it and pick up pretty much anything that isn't garbage and provides at least a comparable bonus.

Thanks Halion for the break-down. I'm sure I'm missing something but the leg enchants seem to be bop?Frosthide Leg Armor - Item - World of Warcraft. Also, BS socketing is BOE as I read it. This would make BS a good money making profession, but unneccesary for a tank to pick as he can just buy sockets. Therefore it seems like JC or enchanting is next best. As you mentioned, +41 sta for JC (which may be increased based on socketing bonuses) and +48 sta for enchanting. I know there are some truly epic tanks on these forums. What are you guys choosing?

Socket One-Handed Weapon - Spell - World of Warcraft can be enchanted on any 1H-weapon.
Titanium Belt Buckle - Spell - World of Warcraft can be sold on the AH.
Socket Bracer - Spell - World of Warcraft is for BS only.
Socket Gloves - Spell - World of Warcraft is for BS only.

If it stays like it is BS and LW are the best professions for maximizing stats.

Only the person in possession of the Leg Armor can apply it to their item. However, the Leg Armor Kit itself is not BOP, so you buy the kit (the item you linked) and then apply it to your armor.

Also, socket 1-H weapon isn't implemented at the moment and not sure if it ever will be. You get a bracer and glove socket from being a blacksmith. And everyone gets a belt socket.

The biggest question still floating around is, "Does the Fur Lining stack with the BS socket?" I'm unsure if anyone has even attempted to test this, but until that question is answered, my profession choices are in flux.

Someone said that LW fur enchant doesn's "stack" with BS wrist socket.

Has yet to be confirmed by someone reputable.