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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
We should do a what-if thread of how many points McDavid would score in the the 2010 decade - errh wait.
I mean could an elite player from 2011 like Crosby even keep up in today's NHL? And with the goalies so much better would Ovechkin be able to score 30 goals?
No, the league has not changed at all significantly since 2011, not enough that we need to have a discussion if a fringe-NHL player then would be anything but a fringe-NHL player now. Come on now.
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You're right -- I'm not talking about McDavid, Crosby and Ovechkin. Because I don't think there is much debate that they would have excelled in any era
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The point is that smaller players are given a lot more opportunity these days, and the days of prioritizing size over speed is quickly fading away. But if you don't think the NHL has changed since 2011, I won't try to convince you otherwise...