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Originally Posted by Textcritic
While this is true, compared to today's game NHL hockey in the 1980s was slooooow, and goalies were terrible.
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Slower....sure. It was way harder to skate freely because a simple small whack on a stick wasnt considered slashing or a small tug not hooking. Today they have little to fight through unlike the last several decades. Makes it so much easier to skate quicker. And the pace at which plays were made is no different. Meaning passes and such. Also technological adavancement in gear and training has changed things.
As for goaltending, just look at the difference of the equipment...i mean its not even apples and oranges, its apples and jackfruit. There were plenty of great goaltenders back then but they didnt have the same tools nor were the techniques the same. Todays technique back then would have had the G's getting shelled and/or murdered with the equipment they had. Those old horsehair pads would literally weigh about 30 lbs a piece after the game...and that was staying upright 20X more than nowadays.
One huge advantage for the G position now though is specialized instruction. Just didn't exist much back then.