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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Hang on - are you trying to tell me the players in the NHL in the 70s and 80s were guys who were the very best in competitive leagues all through childhood, practiced harder than anyone else, demonstrated more talent, and were drafted by professional scouts, and then continued to practice and compete against the best players in the world once they were in the NHL? Seems hard to believe. I thought pretty much anyone could play in the NHL in that era. You just kinda walked on and were handed a jersey.
You can bet 20-35 year old fans will look back and shake their heads at the slow, out-of-shape hacks who play in the NHL today. And the older fans who claim Iginla and Gaudreau and Ovechkin had talent will be snickered at as doddering old cloud-yellers. And so it goes.
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Will Iginla, Gaudreau, and Ovechkin be cranky presumptive jackasses who think no one has learned to play hockey properly in the last 40 years? I hope not.