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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
If Ovechkin played in Bossy's era he might have been a goal/game. I'm barely exaggerating, to consistently score 50 goals in the modern era with goalies as good as they are and the defensive structures coaches use is not an easy task.
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Yeah, I've never bought into that 70's athletes were better than todays. Today there's so much technology and science behind athletes from a young age. Sports back then was pretty passive. Plus the game, while not in its infancy, was still developing. See goaltenders as the prime example of how bad it was back then. Then like you said, the coaching aspect improving, as well of the size of today's players, and you can't compare the two. You're already seeing the next breed with a guy like McDavid being like Crosby, but with size. Interesting to see if the next era after will be a McDavid with a powerforward ability. Over time, competition gets higher and the game evolves. No way yesteryear's athletes can be put in the same comparison.