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Originally Posted by GirlySports
we don't need to go back far. I think hockey in the laste 80s and early 90s was excellent. Now I think the players are amazing but the game is a little bit too fast and out of control. Just reign it back a little bit.
Like the Hudler penalty in the Dallas OT game. That's should never ever ever be a penalty. That's a player using his strength and positioning to veer the opponent off course in a puck chase.
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Disagree. The amount of hacking, hooking, holding and interference in that era was a joke and was a headwind to creativity. Not to mention if you're scared you're going to get leveled by a flying elbow 2 seconds after you get rid of the puck when you're looking the other way, it doesn't exactly encourage creativity. That era was far inferior to this era.
I also just don't agree with your assessment that increased speed has been bad for the game. I kind of understand what you're saying with the one tip-in play you keep talking about, but I just find it odd that you're so focused on that. When you get a guy who's speeding up the wing on a 1 on 1, and the defensemen has lost a step and he can't hook, hold or slash the guy to recover, that's what leads to excitement and creativity. When a guy can drive to the net with speed for a pass without 2 d-men waterskiing behind him, that leads to exciting scoring chances. Lots of teams carry the puck into the offensive zone now, our own team being one of them. Our own diminutive superstar is one of the best guys at doing so. Do you think Johnny would have made the NHL in 1991? Not a chance.
They do need to restrict the size of goalie equipment. Maybe that'll shut the old men up.