How to Play Like An All-Time Great: 1970s

The timeless skillsets of the decade's best

While researching Hockey Tactics Retrospective, Part 1, I studied the games of some of the most outstanding players of the ‘70s.

The game certainly has changed, but what makes an individual elite has stayed remarkably the same.

Here are their contributions to today’s NHL.

Skill Blend: Gilbert Perreault (BUF - C)

Before Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, Perre…