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Originally Posted by bluejays
The sport was in its infancy back then at the pro level...
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The NHL's first season was in 1917.
And if you think the players in the 80s would have just stood around and watched McDavid skating full speed with his head down without putting him in a hospital... I mean...
Gretzky would be the first to tell you he survived because he wasn't a fast skater, and he kept his head up and on a swivel at all times (that was about 60% of it, the other 40% was because Cement Head was usually out there with him). Actually... that alone should tell you how ruthless it was in the 80s. Gretzky literally had a full-time enforcer on his wing for like 6 seasons.