Sakic, Roy, Peter Forsberg, Adam Foote, and Claude Lemieux vs Steve Yzerman, Brendan Shanahan, Sergei Fedorov, Nicklas Lidstrom and Darren McCarty. Both teams boasted some Hall of Fame talent which also played a role in the rivalry and ultimately ended once those players began to retire. The league began to shift again.<\/p>\n
These days, you won\u2019t get to see many of those instances take place. The NHL has cracked down on extreme fighting and while there are still some dangerous plays that happen, there aren\u2019t as many glaring fights that would spark such a rivalry. Those times were 25-30 years ago. Even 20 years ago, you\u2019d maybe be closer to today\u2019s game than you were in the Avs-Red Wings rivalry days. <\/p>\n
The game of hockey is still a dangerous sport. Sometimes, you\u2019ll see a hit where you are shocked wasn\u2019t called for a penalty. Then, you\u2019ll see a hit that looked alright but then play was interrupted by the referee. The game has changed, and everyone is still trying to catch up to today\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n
If I were to compare the hit by Lemieux to a more recent Avalanche experience, it would be Cale Makar\u2019s hit on Jared McCann<\/a> a couple of years ago in a game against the Seattle Kraken. Kraken fans still boo Makar to this day for that hit. That specific situation is more of a Makar-Kraken fans rivalry, except that Makar has better things to focus on.<\/p>\n Anyway, I would love to hear what readers have to say. Do you have memories of the Avs-Red Wings rivalry I didn\u2019t mention?<\/p>\n
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