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Get StartedI am unsure why the NHL scoring seems to be worse every sesson. Maybe it's a lot of things. To much clutching and grabbing allowed ? Team many teams with the talent spread to thin? Maybe the talent is worse than years ago. Also goalies are better too.
Personally I think the NHL should be played on Olympic size ice. Open the the rinks . Maybe that would solve some scoring problems.
I just know the Wings, where 14 goals leads the team is weak.
Mitchrapp said:Not sure if it's better goalies or the talent is thinned out or a combination.
I am unsure why the NHL scoring seems to be worse every sesson. Maybe it's a lot of things. To much clutching and grabbing allowed ? Team many teams with the talent spread to thin? Maybe the talent is worse than years ago. Also goalies are better too.
Personally I think the NHL should be played on Olympic size ice. Open the the rinks . Maybe that would solve some scoring problems.
I saw goal and wasn't too impressed.Thanks for all the info, Polish. But if you saw the first goal against us last night the good goaling isn't on our team.
"Back in the day multi minute shifts were the normal. Now 20-30 second shifts are the norm."
This is not a good thing. They barely skate and then dump it and then there's no action for a bit. In fact my opinion is just like baseball's SP's, their conditioning doesn't allow them to take long shifts. You see tired after a long shift I see conditioning to go 2 minute shifts.
SP's aren't more conditioned. Back in the day when 300IP was the norm those P's were just as good at the end of games, and end of seasons as they were at the beginning.
The decrease to to 20-40 second shift is due to coaching rather than the players ability.
I don't watch American cricket. Hence can't comment on SPs.
We need to dump ever old player and bring up the youngsters !!!!
Great summary.Byco said:Less surface area to shoot. Less time to decide to shoot. (time and space is far condensed over a generation ago) All while players attempt to hit smaller gaps on the perimeters of the goal area. With goalies more agile. Not a recipe for more scoring.
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