Some thoughts on NHL quality

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This thread hasn't picked up much traffic yet, but:

Again, I hate bashing on the NHL as it's so cliche and seems to be the most popular thing to do in pro sports. And I really, really do like the quality of play since the lockout. But I guess I long for the day where the star player on each team was gettin 25-35 minutes of ice time a night and had free reign to let their skills take over games.

I get what you're saying Hank, and agree. This subject doesn't really warrant much explanation--I mean, how does anyone not see it?

The NHL is a borefest half the time. And it SHOULDN'T be--but ******* a, I can't recall the last regular season game that really got me excited watching the guys execute plays, star players show WHY they stand out, and everybody do their thing.

The problem with contracting the league so only superstars would be on the ice, is that when do the young guys get a chance to play and develop their talents so they may one day be superstars. We already have people complaining that it takes too long for young talent to actually get to play with the Wings because of the talent we have. Imagine how much more difficult it would be if all team had so much talent they couldn't afford to risk bringing in young players.

How is that a problem? I think that's the point.

And besides, the guys who will become elite players -will-: there is nothing stopping that kind of talent. It's the guys who could be high caliber but maybe won't that would take a hit.

But no one's really talking fantasizing about that extreme a Talent Shaving, either. Just enough to return the league to being interesting. It still is... but it's not the same, you know?