And so that’s what we’re going to do, 20 years later, by breaking down the head-to-head matchup in a dozen key categories.įirst, a little bit of history for those who may not be familiar with the two games because you’re too young or too old or your parents never loved you.
That’s been known to happen once or twice a decade.Ĭlearly, we need to dig into this in a lot more detail. Look, I understand that this is a divisive issue that hockey fans feel strongly about, and I’m willing to admit that’s it not an easy call. Then I said NHLPA Hockey ’93 was a better game than NHL ’94. And as it turns out, everyone was fine with that.
I used the opportunity to make fun of Gary Bettman, the Lady Byng Trophy, enforcers, advanced stats, people who don’t get advanced stats, several players, and most teams.
Last week, Grantland published my version of the concise NHL Dictionary.