Quote Originally Posted by sniper7 View Post
Thats like saying every basketball player needs to be able to make it down the court...or maybe just stay and defend/rebound and or dunk...

Half the hockey players stay back for defense. The goalie barely moves his ass except to gather up a puck to slide to the ref.
Hockey scores so few points they had to allow for power plays that probably account for almost half the goals in a game.

Hockey is cool because of the contact. If it wasn't for that, they are essentially a smaller field soccer team on ice wearing pads and helmets carrying sticks. Just not many points scored. Yeah...soccer has Goooooooooooaaaaaaaallllllll! But you get a buzzer and a light!
Umm last I checked the defenseman go up and down the ice. I didn't say they stood there but basketball players aren't running full speed the entire. Most jog.