Dead puck era from a goon standpoint sucked.
The game is better without low skill guys hired strictly to head hunt. Having 3-4 skill lines makes for a better product all around.
But he's right that McDavid's stats probably don't carry over equally to other eras. Forget bone crunching hits, defense in general has never been this soft and more or less yielding to certain players.
You'd never see that 20-40 years ago. A lot of plays mcdavid makes would not be possible then because he would be put right through the glass. And the refs wouldn't pity him nearly as much as they seem to today.
Odd for sure that pundits have foggy memories and make these bold declarations so lightly.
McDavid picks up most of his points from faking infractions and cashing in on the ensuing powerplays. We're really going to celebrate the way this guy plays the game as much as we do?
Smh
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