Didn't some part of last week's history lesson mention the red line was
invented to give the old guys a chance to keep up with the young guys during
the war and to hold Rocket Richard to 50 goals? Could it be that someone just
needs to point out the war is over?
bob
Greg Ambrose wrote:
> In Sunday's Boston Globe, NHL columnist Kevin Paul Dupont admitted that
> hockey without the red line was more exciting than the NHL brand of hockey.
> It is the first time I have seen one of these NHL lifers concede the
> obvious. If only the dunderheads who run the North American game would
> follow suit.