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Originally Posted by 7seven
I used to play hockey so I know what you mean, the two greatest players ever were never really muscular, Gretzky was skinny and Lemieux didn't have much muscle mass, but both where dedicated to training.
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The problem is the game of hockey has changed quite a bit since the lockout.
Players used the first 20 games to get back into playing shape. Lafleur would play a shift, then head down the hallway to have a smoke before his next shift.
Today's players are stronger and faster, especially with the advances to the equipment and sticks so they shoot faster/harder and hit harder.
Players like Dave Andreychuk was forced to retire because he just couldn't keep up with the speed of the new NHL. Joe Sakic pretty much said the same thing when he retired this offseason.
But that being said, I still like Wellwood a lot because he is just that talented of a hockey player. But if he doesn't change a few things, he will be forever stuck on teh second/third line.