Also what he says about goaltending is very true. Price benefitted from a golden era of goaltending, or the tail end of it. Since 2015 the league has taken a massive turn to increase goalscoring. Smaller equipment, faster game, more penalties, etc.
Its going to be a while before we hear of another dominant goaltender IMO. Binnington is doing great, but hes behind a great team and he doesnt play many games, same for Vasi last year and Bishop. My guess is that youre not going to see any other stretches like Hasek, Thomas, Rask, Brodeur, Price, Bob, Lu, etc had. The goaltending position is dead and IMO a goaltender shouldnt be relied upon anymore.
Its the sad truth, its a shame really, because I think watching some of those runs was as entertaining as watching goals scored. Thomas, Hasek and Price entertainment factor was as high as McDavid IMO, in their best years.
I kinda wish theyd dial back on the reduction of equipment size. Speeding up the game is one thing, but reverting goalies back to the 70s doesnt make hockey more interesting IMO.
