Not sure I'd agree that the game quality has gone down. I think it's the opposite. Everything in the game today is at a significantly elevated level from the old NHL era - starting from strategy, video coaching, players' technical and physical training etc. If anything, the element of spontaneity in the game is disappearing, teams are playing more like machines these days and that takes away from the entertainment value (for me, at least). But when some emotions are infused, even a structured and well-planned game becomes very entertaining.
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