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Originally Posted by genetic_phreek
This was probably mentioned in another thread at some point in time but I recall Theo saying that the league doesn't have the same talent as the days of Lemieux, Yzerman, Sakic, Forsberg, etc. Also I remember I think it was players tribune with Larionov about not enough guys are allowed to be creative etc.
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I would say it's the exact opposite, the average player in the league is more talented (plus better equipped and conditioned) than those days so the elite players aren't as dominant as before.