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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
For me it comes down to when he talked about why people enjoy the game - talked about 5'10 guys wheeling around. I found him to be a little dismissive here, but that's fine. But basically he asked if people just want to enjoy it for the speed and skill.
And for me - the answer is yes.
I'm over watching guys clobber each other.
Hitting should be to separate puck from player and nothing beyond that.
I think that's where the game is heading, and I'm good with it.
But I respect not everyone is.
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I agree and I don't. Yes, the best part of hockey is the skill and speed. And it's great when you have the end-to-end action we just saw with Team North America vs Sweden.
But when it's not great players playing their hardest, today's NHL can be painful to watch. I miss the passion of the older style of hockey. It used to be that in game 62 of the regular season maybe everyone isn't exactly flying out there, but there was the chance for some cheap shot or fight to light a fire under the teams and instil a bit of emotion in the game. Some hate. Now, if the players aren't giving their all, you may as well be watching tennis for all the intensity evident on the ice.