The game of hockey has changed dramatically since Hall of Fame goalie Ken Dryden was winning six Stanley Cups with the Canadiens between 1971 and 1979. “A goalie is pretty defenceless,” Dryden added. That makes you pretty vulnerable.”Dryden thinks the NHL will focus on better protecting goalies over the next couple of years since it has become clear just how vulnerable they are in today’s game. A shift in today’s NHL lasts about 35 seconds at full speed. Dryden said that until the 1990s the NHL was a puck-carrier’s game, but that changed as more teams adopted a European style of play.

Source: National Post January 30, 2017 16:52 UTC