The MLD 2012 Assassination Thread
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08-19-2012, 05:55 PM
Join Date: Nov 2011
I've got to ask and I think it's an important question. Should europeans be cross-compared to their canadian counterparts in the earlier eras?
When the soviets started to play hockey they were basically at the same level as canadians when they started, correct. Isn't it unfair then to compare them to a culture who has played hockey for nearly 5 decades longer?
For example, Tom Paton gets great recognition here and Im fine with it. No doubt he was a great goalie but were he greater than a Soviet/Swedish/Finnish/Czech goalie at the same level or era?
Obviously it would be pretty complicated to determine what era each country is in at a certain given time but I feel its something that should atleast be explored.
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