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Old 09-02-2018, 09:06 PM   #86
Johnny Makarov
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Originally Posted by Zoller View Post
NFL is by far the most athletic sports league in the world. NFL players are athletically superior to NHL players. I don't think anyone can dispute that.

However, hockey requires more skill than athleticism. No amount of athleticism can overcome the decades of practice a NHL player needs to reach that level.

Likewise, no amount of training will turn you into a top level NFL athlete. (We're talking the very top echelon here) The very best are, quite literally, genetically superior to the rest of us.

I have no doubt in my mind that if these top level NFL athletes had chosen hockey over football they would absolutely dominate the NHL today. But you're not erasing a 15 year skill gap in less than a year, no matter how athletic you are.
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