It's a shame there was no skill in the NHL in the 80s and 90s...
Vanilla Playoffs: Where has the Hatred and Nastiness gone?
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M88K
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lol.
"skill based"
Look around the league, almost half of every team is made of players devoid of skil.
the Ryan Reaves, Pat Maroon, Liam O'Brien, Radek Faksa types
Sneezing in a players general direction is a penalty in most games now. Skill isn't the word.
coddled would be a better term
It's symbolic of how shitty the capitals are/were. I'd put $$$ on Rempe dropping the gloves if either the series is tied/close or the Rangers were losing.....but none of those things happened so Rempe knows better.
Edit: Hockey fans after Rempe's first five games: The kid needs to stop fighting and not feel obliged to go with every goon who wants to make himself relevent again.
Hockey fans when Rempe plays their team: He needs to fight! He needs to honour the code! The code!
DRW895
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I like modern hockey. It’s exciting. I’d rather see skill showcased than meatheads giving each other CTE and swinging sticks like they are Paul Bunyan.
But…my fandom was born in the 90’s and I’m not gonna lie…as an Avs fan….those playoff tilts with Detroit and Dallas…that level of hate…yeah, it was intense. One of the Avs-Wings series they opened the games with “Fuel” by Metallica and a montage of all the intensity. That got you hyped like nothing today.
But…my fandom was born in the 90’s and I’m not gonna lie…as an Avs fan….those playoff tilts with Detroit and Dallas…that level of hate…yeah, it was intense. One of the Avs-Wings series they opened the games with “Fuel” by Metallica and a montage of all the intensity. That got you hyped like nothing today.
The NHL is driving it with transparency, no attempt to disguise.
Scrums yield officials pulling one player aside and scolding as a child.
Last season was the true end of emotion as early in the 3rd period officials were already ending games with misconducts from any scrum.
Brutal NHL.
Difficult to find investment in other series than your own at this point.
Scrums yield officials pulling one player aside and scolding as a child.
Last season was the true end of emotion as early in the 3rd period officials were already ending games with misconducts from any scrum.
Brutal NHL.
Difficult to find investment in other series than your own at this point.
Nothing like those Wings/Avs hilights from the late 90s. Roy vs. Vernon, Roy vs Osgood, Roy vs Shanahan, etc etc.
Players are realizing more by the years they are celebrity millionaires playing a game.
It used to be driven by honor/passion/"code".
I would imagine more players than we wish to believe are perfectly content never winning a Cup at this point. Play the game, retire in comfort. It shows in the product, the interviews.
Meh. Every generation does this. I remember the outrage of Lindros wanting to not go to Quebec. Spoiled teenager about to be a millionaire and he’s trying to dictate where he’s going to play before stepping foot in the league???
There were still old-timers who that players were…derogatory term…for wearing helmets.
Every generation complains that the newer generations are soft. Millennials are already doing it to Gen Zers. They in turn will do it Gen Alphas once those kids come of age and do things and have different priorities than todays generation have.
Neil Racki
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Hockey fans - Tom Wilson only fights people smaller than him
Hockey fans - Just because Tom Wilson is bigger doesnt excuse his hits
Hockey fans when Tom Wilson challenges a 6'8" Rempe - 'its smart hockey to not fight there .."
Hockey fans when they get their own Wilson - "hes just bigger ..."
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But for real though .. a 4th tough guy injures someone with a penalized hit and then refuses to drop gloves with other teams tough guy ... thats soft even for 2024.
This thead is about soft
The clip I posted is the epitome of this softness
Blame the coaches. I guarantee players are told not to engage when their team is up like the Rangers were.
Established players like Wilson can probably get away with disobeying coaches orders every now and then. But same grace probably isn't granted to 4th liners playing 5-6 minutes a game.
Crosby2010
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Toronto and Boston have had some big hits. No fights, just swats at each other after the whistle, but no doubt there have been plenty of good hits.
TheMoreYouKnow
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NHL games today look like soccer on ice even compared to games in the early 00s. I mean it is what it is.
KrisLetAngry
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Yes. I personally think the NHL needs to bring it down to 16. 1 game across conferences.
Alternate home and away each year.
Those 16 games? Give them to divisional games.
yukoner88
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Haven't read whole thread but I have to agree. I know others say some series have been physical and they have. For me, the Kings hammered the Oilers in one game. Even though Oil won, they worked and paid for it.
But I know that's not what you're talking about. There used to be such hate, violence in the air, you could smell it like gunpowder! Especially when it would build up, build, build, then a cheap shot, bad call, or up by 3 score, and instant F ing yard sale.
God I miss those days! Just progression I guess
Hockey is truly a beautiful sport - the most artistic I believe - when those attributes you mention are combined with the tangibles of players strength, will to win, battle level (not unlike a warrior), and yes - violence!
Kimota
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Yea and every year it's gotting worse and worse. Softer and softer.
Been watching it. It's pretty meh.
I agree. The west has been better and more resembling playoff hockey but even in the west things are slightly down from previous years.
Bruins vs Leafs has been the most consistent in the east but most of the east games have been snoozers. Rangers series looked like regular season games, so did the battle of Florida which should have been a blood bath. Carolina never plays physical but I was hoping the Islander would play tougher which they didn't.
Shame what is happening to our beautiful game.
Yea Oilers vs Kings has probably been the most fun series outside of the early Dallas vs Knights games. Forgot to add Colorado series was also great just for how fast and crazy the scoring was.
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The beautiful game is when toughness and physicality is added to the skill and speed. I don't want to watch games of shinny.
