Third Man In 2,091 Report post Posted November 9, 2007 What you are describing is decreased offense due to the defensive style of play these days. It has nothing to do with level of talent available. I dunno. Do teams play more conservatively because that's the style they prefer, or because from a talent perspective that's what they have to do to compete? For some teams (perhaps the '94 Sharks or the '96 Florida Panthers), the latter seems to be the case. For the left wing lock era Red Wings, it's probably more towards the former. I see your point, but I think we have a chicken and egg argument here, in which case I'm happy to agree to disagree. It's surely incorrect to single out any one cause. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jaytan Report post Posted November 9, 2007 Good point or not, who the hell would want to see more teams in the playoffs? They're long enough as it is, and in recent years we've seen too many marginal teams make the final and even win the Cup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
