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Originally Posted by CroFlames
I miss old time hockey. People still talk about that January game from 2 years ago in Vancouver and how ENTERTAINING that was. It bottles the mind that whoever crosschecked Hathaway in the neck wasn't immediately pummeled by the two closest Flames.
Hockey (in general) has become emotionless, and this is the product we got now. If my team is losing anyway, I'd rather see them lose showing some fire and each time Johnny or Mony got touched, there were consequences. Even if someone looks at our goalie the wrong way, they at least get a stinky glove to the face.
But that's just me.
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I agree, the game has become a lot faster and more exciting in some aspects. But like you said, it has become emotionless. If a team gets down by 3 or 4 goals early you might as well go home or change the channel. Something that you would have never done 20 years ago. Both teams will just go through the motions for the remainder of the game with very little entertainment value. 20 years ago, if one team got a big lead the game got very entertaining. Emotions ran high and it seemed that teams cared about being embarrassed or sticking up for their team mates. As a result it fired up the fans. Now, I think apathy sets in, and people simply change the channel.