yep since 94 actually. the NHL still hasnt fully recovered from the strike in that year. and now shit it just going down hill. hopefully thou when the game comes back they'll have fixed the monetary system, and the new rules they put in will get ride of the trap. after last years stanley cup run with tampa and calgary the NHL was on the rise again. we need to get the run and gun hockey of the 80s back in the game. the good news is that it is alreayd happening. teams like vancouver colorado tampa and detroit are all the right track. the teams that are doing it properly are vancouver and tampa.