It’s so hard to compare modern players to players from other eras. The games have all changed, even from when I first started watching.
As as far as hockey goes, anyone who ****’s (poops) on the game and compares it to volleyball or croquet, is just ignorant because they don’t want to admit they’re too ignorant to learn the game.
Hockey is a top four professional sport with the NFL, NBA and MLB. It’s like some complaining about soccer. I’m not a huge soccer fan, but I understand why the fans are passionate about it, because I took the time to learn the game and I don’t mind watching it some.