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GDT: Around the League - 2021/22 - Playoffs edition

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Nylanderthal said:
Toronto Tampa was de facto ECF, just like in 19 vs Boston. Neither of these teams or Florida would’ve particularly scared me in a series and I expect Tampa to roll


I want to go there once to see it in person before they pull the plug, would make for a nice golf weekend if they go in the fall winter and especially if the cards are still playing as well.
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Ya it would certainly be an intimate experience lol
 
it will make it even more personal when a flame cracks mcdavid this series

its just teetering on the edge at the moment

the minute the blood boils and someone gets smacked or crushed this series is going to turn in to a bloodbath fast
 
Nylanderthal said:
I’m watching the hype video on Tim & Friends highlighting the battle of Alberta through the years in the post season and I literally never want to hear any dinosaur on here talk about how great the hockey was back then after being reminded how putrid the defensive structure and more so goaltending was back then watching the game/series winning goals from those 82-91 battles.
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It was great based on the standards of the day, which is all you can really go by. 40 years ago, assistant coaches, video, and complex systems were in their infancy. 40 years from now, some will probably call today's game dinosaur hockey. If you've ever seen pre-war NHL footage, you'll find it difficult to believe today's game or even 80s hockey evolved from that.

Those Oilers-Flames games were also before the '05 rule changes, which put much more speed into the game, eliminated a lot of obstruction, and made pure goons obsolete. That was arguably the biggest before-and-after dividing line in NHL history

TheShape said:
I don’t think there is a goalie in the league I enjoy seeing getting shelled more than Mike Smith.
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Poor Smitty.
 
keonsbitterness said:
It was great based on the standards of the day, which is all you can really go by. 40 years ago, assistant coaches, video, and complex systems were in their infancy. 40 years from now, some will probably call today's game dinosaur hockey. If you've ever seen pre-war NHL footage, you'll find it difficult to believe today's game or even 80s hockey evolved from that.

Those Oilers-Flames games were also before the '05 rule changes, which put much more speed into the game, eliminated a lot of obstruction, and made pure goons obsolete. That was arguably the biggest before-and-after dividing line in NHL history


Poor Smitty.
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I’m in my late thirties and used to watch back then(not early 80’s but was a full on fan by 6-7-8 and I agree with your assessment… I just roll my eyes at people when they say it was better back in the day.
My dad (bless his heart) used to subject me to reruns of 50’s-60’s rerun games on leafsTv back when we needed that channel to watch the 3 games a year they had, which were always Sunday afternoons or fridays against phoenix or Carolina
 
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