Striiker
Former Flyers Fan
I dont have a big issue with that.Yeah I'm totally on board with the goalie idea. I do think the talent difference between the 90s and now isn't very big though. I think the main difference when watching older video is that the league basically had a different ruleset so players look far less talented.
I think the depth guys wouldn't be able to stick in today's NHL. Because the limited skills they had wouldn't align with the modern game. But anybody top line or top pair caliber would be fine today, some would do better or worse depending on their specifics skills and how they meshed with the rules now, but they would all stick in some way.
Somebody like Paul Kariya for instance would probably thrive in today's environment compared to when he played.
I also think a lot of depth players today wouldn't be able to play under the old ruleset, but today's top line/pair players would find a way to succeed but I don't think they would all blow everybody out of the water.
Also please note that when I’m shitting on players for being sub-AHL hacks, it’s always been guys like Clarke that I’m talking about. I’ve never mentioned Lindros in a similar fashion.