Big Phil
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- Nov 2, 2003
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I guess the old ladies who would wag their fingers have won this one. And even by old ladies I mean 30 year old modern men who are covering the game (eg. the media). I didn't think in my lifetime I would see it but they have sucked the passion and the life out of hockey. I mean, it just gets drained worse and worse each year. There is no hate, no animosity, everyone is friends and no one is allowed to be mean anymore on the ice. It is a love fest out there. We have the skill in the NHL and that is good that we showcase it but no one dislikes each other anymore. I'm a Leaf fan, so believe me when I say that we have a soft team.
I know it is 2019 but the fact that the Blues and Bruins were in the Cup final last year tells me that at least come playoff time toughness and physical play is important. The Blues/Sharks series last year was actually pretty intense physically I thought. To the point where I thought the Leafs wouldn't last in a 7 game series like that.
But where the heck are the fights this year? I know it is early, but even compared to last year it is low, and it was awfully low last year. Man, hockey used to have everything you wanted in a game. Now it is pond hockey more and more. Is it an ebb and flow or more of a permanent thing? Will the passion of the game we love ever return?
I know it is 2019 but the fact that the Blues and Bruins were in the Cup final last year tells me that at least come playoff time toughness and physical play is important. The Blues/Sharks series last year was actually pretty intense physically I thought. To the point where I thought the Leafs wouldn't last in a 7 game series like that.
But where the heck are the fights this year? I know it is early, but even compared to last year it is low, and it was awfully low last year. Man, hockey used to have everything you wanted in a game. Now it is pond hockey more and more. Is it an ebb and flow or more of a permanent thing? Will the passion of the game we love ever return?