When I played hockey at a horrendous level, you had to be aware for 2-3 seconds after you got rid of the puck. It’s crazy how things have changed, and I know they won’t ever change back. However, awareness was preached at every level. Have the puck? Head up. Pass the puck? Don’t admire your pass, you could get hit. Hitting has multiple purposes, to separate a player from the puck + instill fear/bring a physical element that would put players in a position to be hesitant and throw them off their game. I remember playing certain players/teams where I didn’t even wanna have the puck too long. Cause I knew I’d get punished for it. That was a part of hockey. Like I said, that’ll never come back because of how the world works now - but it’ll always be weird to me how the game and it’s fans have changed so much. It is what it is.
@GUCCIBELLUM@MarcelAndRogie Too many cheerleaders on kings twitter gatekeeping others using words like “litmus test” and deciding if people “know puck” based off differencing opinions, while they themselves have never laced up a skate or picked up a stick before.
Who’s on your Mount Rushmore of all-time favourite hockey players?
Jarome Iginla
Alex Ovechkin
Teemu Selanne
Anze Kopitar
Honourable mention: Patrick Kane.
You?