[Mitch]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

Hmm, everyteam does have aging vets, but most teams have a strong youth presence somewhere in their top 6 forwards, top 4d, already in the lineup and/or pushing for the spot.

Phx, has tons of top end defensive prospects: Runblad, Gormley, Erixon. Thn you consider their lineup, which has a bunch of youth or players only entering their prime years: Boedkar, Hanzal, korpikoski, yandle, Ekman-larsson. Add that to the fact that they're even a playoff team over the past few years, and it's no doubt the flames are playing catch up big time.

Erixon is on CBJ but I agree with your post.