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The Game Has Improved
by Paul on 04/26/08 at 05:00 PM ET
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from Mark Spector of the National Post,
The learning curve has passed, and you’ll notice the hockey is better and more high scoring this spring. Look at these comparisons between the 48 games played in Round 1 this spring, to the 47 games played in Round 1 back in the ‘04, the final playoff before the lockout:
• Shut outs: 14 in ‘04, eight in ‘08.
• Games in which one team scored four goals: 16 in ‘04, 26 in ‘08.
• Games in which one team scored five goals: six in ‘04, 13 in ‘08.
This spring it has become clear that NHL players have learned how to play the game now without a rodeo breaking out. Officials have found the balance between calling every, single little ticky-tack foul, and maintaining the standard.
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