BernieParent
In misery of redwings of suckage for a long time
Team Hill to Die On - The Broad Street Bullies are overrated crap
- That era of hockey is not impressive, including any accomplishments or records set during it -
When everyone looks like an out-of-shape 50 year old man and the goalies look like stick figures, I don't give a damn how many goals or assists were scored or what awards were won. Everyone who played 40+ years ago deserves a massive asterisk in the record books.
- That era of hockey is not entertaining -
It's slow, clunky, bumbling, unskilled crap. It literally looks like present day alumni games, with minimally more speed and skill. The increased physicality isn't enough to make it watchable if you actually like hockey instead of WWE on ice.
- That era of hockey is only remembered fondly due to nostalgia and people being too young to know better -
I get loving things that you liked when you were a kid. I have fond memories of childhood games/shows/etc that I thought were amazing at the time, but if you go back to them years later you realize they're not what you remembered.
If we could magically swap out the current NHL for the 1970's NHL, nobody would watch it or give a shit. It was acceptable then because it was the best you had but now we should all know better. They don't deserve the praise and hero status they continue to have, as if they were amazing athletes by todays standards. Which makes it crazy that people still compare the current players/teams to them, as if they were superior in any way.
If time travel were possible and they were able to play each other, the current garbage, boring, miserable, unskilled Flyers team would stomp that Cup winning team into dust.
@CanadianFlyer88 fight me
Even though I fell in love with both hockey and the Flyers during this era, I will 80% agree with your statement. When I catch a throwback game from the 1970s or 1980s, it is so much slo-o-o-ower than what we are accustomed to at present. Plus, they looked like they were playing in their pyjamas.
But, the players who actually rushed the puck like the wind, who scored tons of goals, and who looked every bit like offensive dynamos in these eras of plodding clutch-and-grab deserve their accolades even more. Imagine being 5'7", 179 lb Yvan Cournoyer during the 70s and having to duck and dodge violent stick swings and other thuggery. Or Stan Mikita (5'9", 170 lbs), Dave Keon (5'9", 165 lbs), or Pit Martin (5'9", 170 lbs). All of these players were in the top 50 in scoring for the 1970-71 season. I think, too, of Mario Lemieux, who scored at an otherworldly pace when it was legal to hook, hold, and bludgeon opposing players. In goal, there was of course Parent, Dryden, Tretiak, and Cheevers as the outstanding goaltenders of the 1970s. Parent's numbers were fantastic: 141 regular-season games: 91-27-22 record with a 1.96 GAA and 24 shutouts; playoffs: 22-10 with a 1.96 GAA and six shutouts.
Bottom line: the best of their eras remain honour-worthy for their excellence far and beyond their peers.