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A Showcase, Not A Game
by Paul on 01/27/08 at 10:54 AM ET
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from Red Fisher of the Montreal Gazette,
It’s a charade of what hockey is all about. No hits. No blocked shots. No penalties. No emotion.
Once, when the All-Star format called for the reigning Stanley Cup champions to face the best of the rest, the competition was there. Pride in winning was there. Competition was there. Now, it’s mostly a party for players and an opportunity for the NHL to show its major sponsors how much they appreciate the millions they pour into the game each year….
The NHL has made it abundantly clear it likes what it has now: sellouts year after year in arenas charging sky-high prices. It likes the skills competition and loves the outpouring of goals that have become the rule rather than the exception.
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