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Originally Posted by Textcritic
The reason there was so much more scoring, seeming creativity, and "wow" moments in the NHL in the '70s and '80s than now is because the gap in talent from the top to the bottom has closed. The greatest players in today's game are just as great as the stars of bygone eras, but the middling and bottom end players are much, MUCH better.
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Defensive systems are much better making it much more difficult to carry the puck into the opposition end.
The game is also more structured in how plays are created with less free flowing. That structure limits how a player can be creative. A few teams like the Hawks allow players like Kane to be creative. Then you have the Wild and thier defence first boring style of hockey.
Lafluer was right when he said todays game is boring.