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Yes. Just not for the reason your thinking lol.Objectively, the last truly great NHL season was the 92-93 one.
Don't ask me why. I just know.
^ This. The 90's were fun and 92-93 was the peak. Here's my (long)take of that season;1993. Mogilny and Lafontaine tearing it up. The rise of Hasek. Mogilny and rookie Selanne both with 76 goals. Mario was on pace to break 200 pts, gets cancer….comes back and still wins the scoring title by scoring at a higher clip post treatment than he was before. Oates with 97 assists, five guys with 60 plus goals and Yzerman/Turgeon at 58. Like 20 guys over 100 pts. Bure one of the guys scoring 60.
Brad May eliminating the Bruins in OT with the May Day goal. Gretzky’s hat trick against the Leafs to eliminate them.
Just a great year from start to finish.
80’s was still in the prime of tough old time hockey. Being biased playing Junior then in the Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League. These were some of the best years of my life. The style of the game has changed drastically but it was exciting and not for the week at heart. Fighting was just a part of the game and full out brawls would get the adrenaline through the roof. Right or wrong in the day when the gloves came off the whole rink was buzzing and fans standing cheering for their player.
Rules were different after 60 min. a tie was a pt each. The red line was in play eliminating the cherry pickers, only one head ref, not that many players under 20 cracked the lineup mostly 20 + and more players 30 yr olds and up, goalie equipment was hilarious compared to now and Cooperalls were introduced.
Stats were primitive compared to today, no internet so you had to do your own homework to prepare for your opponent. Still had wooden sticks but the day of the steel blades are replaced with a lighter product (plastic), the introduction of the tuck blade. For myself the 80s were a great era for the NHL.
Like enjoying a drink and a smoke and a guitar at the same time while wearing a hockey jersey and ludicrous sombreroVery age dependent for me.
I didn't get to pick my exact most joyous time watching hockey but it was maybe 1998 until pre-lockout so what, 2004 or something?
Those were good times, but I was also younger.
Now I am old and bitter about wasting my time on this crap. I've got better things to do
The 90's were fun with all the goals and brutality but honestly going back and watching it now, it hasn't aged well. The violence has but right now like last season was the most fun I've had watching hockey. The amount of skill in all three areas is insane and even tho I'm a nucks fan, or maybe because of it, I love watching how much skill there is from south of the border. Sure having Demko, JT, Brock and Quinn, four locks for team USA, making us a top team again helps but seeing the growth in non traditional markets has been cool.Objectively, the last truly great NHL season was the 92-93 one.
Don't ask me why. I just know.