Trying to compare present day players to the players back when there was only 6 teams is an apple and oranges kind of thing.
Players today are bigger, faster,better equiped and the game has changed.That said most players today wouldnt have made the league back then,the pool of players is so large it's been watered down.
I'm not saying every player wouldnt make,there's some outstanding talent out there and I'm sure some of todays players certainly would have made the team.The real differences are in the game itself and the attitude of the players.
Personally I hate hearing so and so is better than so and so when it comes to players of different eras.
I wonder how good Broudure or Roy would have been facing shots without a mask or if Sawchuk could handle a 100 mph slapshot!Dont even get me started on the changes to the rules,geeze it's not even the same game,the instigater rule has basically turned the game into cheapshot freeforall.
Back a few decades ago you'd never think of cheapshotting the star as the enforcer would take care of you,nowadays carees are ended far to often as a result of this.The player respect has gone from the game as well and this only adds to the problem.
Of course opinions vary and everyone has 1,so I'm mearly expressing mine.
BTW,incase you dont know I'm a canuk so I've seen afew games over the years....
