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Originally Posted by nik-
Also doesn't help that hockey players are basically trained to be as publically interesting as beige paint. If you met someone with the personality of the league's biggest offensive talent at a party you couldn't wait to get away from them.
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Personality is one thing, but to take it a step further, the nhl needs more “villains” . It goes back to the game becoming an emotionless skill vs defensive-scheme-fest.
Whether it’s personality in the interviews or personality/emotion coming out on the ice, the intrigue of bad-blood/emotion is just gone.
Compare the flames/oilers games this year compared to the past few years. No tkachuk/kassian/smith , the intensity of “this could be a nasty game tonight “ has disappeared.
This was such a major differentiator the nhl had compared to other sports, but it’s all but gone.