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Originally Posted by broadwayblue
And why is that? Yes, pads were smaller. But before the lockout clutching, grabbing, holding, sticks in the midsection and the like were hardly ever called. The new rules have opened up the game and made it harder for goalies, not easier.
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Teams play a more defensive game now than they did back in the early to mid 90's. Just look at the goal scoring numbers than compared to now. There's were more teams in one season scoring 300 goals back than there are are in the last 7 seasons combined. Obviously the goaltending isn't hat much better now. The game was alot more wide open back than. Look how many players were scoring 50+ goals and 100+ points.