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Originally Posted by Scapegoat
you fail as a hockey fan...
One of the best parts of the sport was how physical it was. Same reason Rugby is a blast to watch. It's a physical sport... its just ****ing fun.
What we have now is pussy hockey... but we've got players that grew up watching hockey in the late 80's into the 90's... They want to play the way those guys did.
European sports are a whole hell of a lot more physical than our sports... rugby, football... that's what people love over there... not hockey, not baseball, not cricket.
What do we have? ****ing basketball, our football, baseball...
booooring (well, football is fun to watch)
This country is to damn PC for fun sports to stay fun or be made popular. Rugby could make a killing in this country, we've got awesome teams (the philly men's team is actually very good and one of the top ranked).
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Hey, I like big hits and brawls just as much as the next guy, but the point that I was ATTEMPTING to make is that in order to win the cup, you need a team built around skill.
Sure, European sports are more physical than ours—but not ice hockey. One of the few times that true European players touch each other is if they have to shake hands at the end of the game...that's no secret.
Was it the Neanderthal comment that pissed everyone off?