Comments on: Comparing the 2010-11 Vancouver Canucks to the 1993-94 version

By: ikcotol

ikcotol — Sun, 29 May 2011 01:02:42 +0000

‘it’s a trip down memory lane to see the name “Jiri Slegr” again’……DID YOU MISS DAVE BABYCH? Jiri Slegr? Seriously

By: atwatercrushesokoye

atwatercrushesokoye — Sat, 28 May 2011 23:14:10 +0000

It really makes you long for the days of the Oilers scoring machine when they were putting up 400+ goals per year! As a Flames fan it sucked to be on the losing end of a lot of those drubbings but at the same time it was a pleasure to have seen a team that special!

I remember Gretzky saying that they didn’t care if Fuhr gave up 5 goals in a game because they knew that they would score 7!

By: sknut

sknut — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:31:12 +0000

I agree with your assessments, although getting rid of the trap might be a problem in the sense that it can be subjective to some degree.

What is said is that these athletes are tremendous and they aren’t allowed to showcase that skill. I think the game has gotten too much where its more of a counter attack and wait for the other guy to make a mistake. Its always fun to see teams put pressure on from the start.

By: icu84bs

icu84bs — Thu, 26 May 2011 14:44:15 +0000

It could be fixed but I don’t think too many GM’s are for change. GM’s and coaches like to keep the game slow to minimize mistakes. The NFL also does this (most coaches instruct the QB to run the clock right down before the play is ran) The fewer plays, the fewer possible mistakes. Fewer plays also cause loss of excitement as not as many good plays are made either. Anyway back to NHL. Her are three changes that would help, I am sure the readers may have others to add. Cheers.

1) Eliminate the neutral ice trap (make it similar to illegal defense in basketball)

2) Cut down on the size of the goalie equipment. It has got ludicrous, they look like giant exoskeletons or transformers.

3) Bring ice making into the current time period. Many of the ice surfaces are Slowwww…, I am sure using modern technology to it fullest could give us better / more consistent results, speed up the ice and allow more goal scoring opportunities.
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By: sknut

sknut — Thu, 26 May 2011 14:20:15 +0000

I can’t believe how much goal scoring has gone down, they were 14th in 93-94 with 279 and this year they scored 262 and were first. It’s a little disappointing to see scoring go down that much.