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Originally Posted by Stay Golden
The NHL has evolved to the skill level what it is today but the 80's battle of Alberta had it all and it was can't miss hockey every game they played.
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In that era, even the regular season games between the Flames and Oilers had days of media build-up and anticipation. And the on-ice action was electric. If you were a hockey fan at all, you had to drop anything you were doing and watch those games. It was like a bunch of playoff game 7s sprinkled through the regular season.