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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
my passion has been not as high over the last 3 years. It used to be that I'd make a point to watch each game and go to about 10 to 20 games live per year.
Now if I'm home and a game is on I'll watch it, I did watch all of the playoff games last year.
My declining interest isn't about the level of hockey, more around the style of hockey that's been bought into play. Its just an emotionless, soft game now, its been too NBA'd in my view, and its just joyless now.
Its too fancy and not enough battles and intensity, and I'm not talking about fighting, I'm talking the individual will of the players, and I don't see it anymore.
Even watching the playoffs last year, the Flames and the way they played was an aberration based what I've seen over the last few years.
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The biggest problem for me is that there are too many teams in the league. Gone are the heated rivalries where games got personal and fans and players eagerly anticipated the rematch. Ohhh how i miss the 80's and the battles of Alberta where Semenko and Hunter would be at each others throats and Neil Sheehy yapping at Gretzky constantly to get him off his game.
The speed of the game has made the North American size of the rink too small. Scoring is way down and the size of the ice surface makes it hard for the leagues best players to showcase thier talent. Imagine what a player like Gaudreau and others like him could do if we switched to Olympic sized ice. The 3 on 3 hockey in OT has given us a glimpse of what the game could be.