Jacques Lemaire....the architect of the dead puck era

[sawchuk1971]

If the Red Wings won the cup in 1995, maybe the neutral zone trap would not be adopted by other teams?

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[Yozhik v tumane]

Wouldn’t the unfavored Devils making it that far still inspire others?

Would the Panthers opt for a run-and-gun scheme and fail to make the finals the next year?

 

[Michael Farkas]

Teams were playing this way well before the 1995 Devils...it was happening regardless.

DPE isn't centered completely around a single NZ forecheck formation.

 

[Gorskyontario]

I think the 96 panthers had a much bigger impact on defensive systems.

 

[MadLuke]

According to Lemaire, it was in vogue quite a bit before 1995, including himself when he was playing hockey for Bowman in the 70s, they won a lot and allowed very few goals with it which popularized it in the nhl.

 

[carjackmalone]

The architect of the DPE was Roger Neilson

 

[Johnny Engine]

I've said it many times, it was caused by Bill Ranford having a bad game on April 24, 1996.

In all seriousness, like others said it was a combination of factors, from systems, to the short shift game, to salary disparity, to decisions by referees.

 

[Gorskyontario]

According to Lemaire, it was in vogue quite a bit before 1995, including himself when he was playing hockey for Bowman in the 70s, they won a lot and allowed very few goals with it which popularized it in the nhl.

Watch the 70s habs and the Lemaire devils, if you can't see a difference in tempo.