[ed. You may recognize Christian Tiberi, or "ctibs", from M&G - please welcome him to FlamesNation!]
In the 11 years since the dreadful 2004-05 lockout, NHL hockey has changed dramatically. Thanks to cap-consciousness, the rise of analytics, declining scoring, or what have you, "checking" and "energy" lines have nearly disappeared from the game. There are no longer two tiers of players on forward corps; every forward must be able to drive play and score. If teams want to stay behind the times and check, let them. They're only allowing you offensive zone time.