Alex Delvecchio of the Red Wings battles with Red Kelly behind Maple Leafs goalie Terry Sawchuk.
Delvecchio, 85, won his first title as a 19-year-old rookie in 1951-52, then added Cup victories in 1953-54 (his last name was misspelled that year as Belvecchio) and 1954-55.
"That's progress, that's the way it is," the forward said of being removed from the Cup. "I don't have any problem with my name coming off. How big do you expect the Stanley Cup to get? Any bigger and they wouldn't be able to carry it around after they win it.
"To be honest, I thought that band had already been removed," he said, laughing.
Hull, 79, learned only a month or so ago that his name, appearing as Robert Hull with the 1960-61 Black Hawks, was among the 340 coming off the Cup.
"It's been on there for over 50 years, so I guess it's time that someone else got on it," said Hull, a forward. "I'm proud to have been a part of that time when my name was inscribed on the Cup, only once, but it's time there were some kids' names on there so they can enjoy it as much as I have.
"You have to understand that they don't want to change the size of the Cup. It's a pretty nice trophy the way it is and it would be a shame to have to change the contours of it to keep certain names on it."