"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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Not me. I watched for good skating, passing and shooting, whether a
slam or finessed with passing. Hard checking and boarding has always
been a part of hockey, and never bothered real hockey players.
Once the gloves came off I was bored, because hockey players fighting
is no more fun to watch than a baseball diamond pile-up.
Sometime in the '70's the fighting was encouraged by official neglect,
and outside of Gretzky the game went to hell.
Might be wrong, because when the "fighters" became the stars I quit
watching.

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I'd like to see the ice surface expanded to International size. That should
help the skating finess part of the game.
After all , the players are much bigger & faster than the old timers...why
not more room for the talented to show their stuff.
A big surface would certainly help Montreal in the current series with
gritty Boston bruins, who seem to be able to block and dog the usually
faster Canadien players.

On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:57:25 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:

A big surface would certainly help Montreal in the current series with
gritty Boston bruins, who seem to be able to block and dog the usually
faster Canadien players.

Well they are French Canadians and as such, being French, losing wars
and sports all the time.

Get it - Canadians? Montreal? French?

~~ snerk ~~

I agree with you - the rinks should be brought up to International
standards.

It would open the game up a lot.