# Spectacularly Lame NHL Rant: Ever Clearly Identify the Weak Link in Your Team?! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 20, 2003, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacularly-lame-nhl-rant-ever-clearly-identify-the-weak-link-in-your-team/214313 "2003-11-20T15:31:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![barrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/da6949/32.png) [@barrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barrum)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacularly-lame-nhl-rant-ever-clearly-identify-the-weak-link-in-your-team/214313/21 "2003-11-26T03:33:22Z")
“I don’t know when the NHL turned into the MLB, but goddammit, I’m sick and fuckin’ tired of these high-scoring NHL affairs.” * * * When the NHL had 4 teams, there where roughly 100 exceptionally talented hockey players. Now that the league has expanded to 30 teams, they are looking for 800 such players. Just like the pitching in baseball, the goalies have been watered down to fill the bottle ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacularly-lame-nhl-rant-ever-clearly-identify-the-weak-link-in-your-team/214313/22 "2003-11-26T20:34:17Z")
Uh, you guys are aware that scoring in the NHL has been dropping since 95, right? I’m going to assume you just didn’t watch hockey in the 80’s if you think this is high scoring. Oh, and for the record, I’m a Sens fan. Must be nice to actually know what’s wrong with your team - even if your GM will never do anything about it. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacularly-lame-nhl-rant-ever-clearly-identify-the-weak-link-in-your-team/214313/23 "2003-11-26T22:49:01Z")
I was really thinking that the ‘high scoring’ comment was in jest. Right now the league is in the middle of a golden age of goaltenders. From 1980 to about 1995 the entire league was in a golden age, but essentially only Lemieux, Messier and Yzerman are left of the scoring end, but the goalies are staying good. ---
**Author:** ![St.Urho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@St.Urho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Urho)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacularly-lame-nhl-rant-ever-clearly-identify-the-weak-link-in-your-team/214313/24 "2003-11-27T04:33:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chastain86 \* > \*\*Believe me, the Red Wings didn’t ditch him because he was the missing link to the Stanley Cup puzzle. They ditched him because he was the weakest link in a very strong chain. > > As he is currently appearing to be in St. Lou. > > As far as I’m concerned, the best role he could possibly play for the Blues would be as a mentor to a young, up-and-coming goalie in the farm system. Teach the kid how to react to the pressure of the bigs, then get the hell out of the way and let the kid take over. When the kid struggles, come in to spell him, then get the hell out of the way again when the kid’s ready again. > > I will call this role the “Doug Flutie.” \*\* Oh, I was perfectly happy to see Hasek come to Detroit. He is a much better goalie. I just always kinda liked Osgood. Flutie, too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacularly-lame-nhl-rant-ever-clearly-identify-the-weak-link-in-your-team/214313.md?page=1)