He is incredibly inane intellectually on the game with this type of analysis.

Bob Gainey a defensive specialist said this. Know why they leave their feet? The shields and equipment today allow such action. Back then you lost your face or body leaving your feet. There is no fear.

Of all the issues, esp, goalie pads, the sprawling on the ice to block passes or shots has ruined even the spectrum of a scoring chance.

And if you get passed that, after being hooked, interfered, cross checked, whatever, you have FAT ALBERT in the NET, with 2 other D or forwards guarding the net, leaving about maybe a foot of net actually showing .

Shades of Buried Treasure, which, if memory, serves DK put out to the readers for ideas, ultimately selecting that one. It is very good and still lives on over there. He should steal it back.

Bob Errey blah blah blah stiegy, battle battle along the boards, etc. blah blah blah.

Watch the great Russian teams and passing and going up the ice.

In fact, watch the Pens Detroit series again both with Therrien (who knew how to make the team move up the ice toe to toe with the Great Detroit teams, yet responsible on D), and watch what passes for playoff hockey 8 years later.

The difference between watching stars and average players is barely noticeable. Why? Besides, lack of space in net, and shot blocking, players are more subtle about hooking, stick work, interference, etc, and coaches system coaching instead of creatively allowing players to perform.

Instead of people such as Crosby mocking the sport, we get this BS analysis by him which means just garbage product. Guess what. Fans are no longer going to pay the price to see this pens team, and wait till Malkin and Crosby leave.

Revolts me that he does not say, the sport sucks as Mario did.

It is embarrassing.

NONE I would bet. Yet today, the size of goalies, but more importantly the uniform on them, not to protect them, but shield the amount of net to see both make a mockery of scoring.