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Enoch Root · 03-14-2013, 10:25 AM

At the start of the season, it was looking like:

Baertschi 20
Jones 26
Irving 24
Bouma 22, and possibly
Horak 21

would be on the team. And that team was middle of the pack for age. Then they essentially replaced those guys with:

Begin 34
McGratton 31 and
MacDonald 33 and kept both of
Sarich 34 and
Babchuk 28

As has been pointed out, the increase has all been 4th liners and backup goalie.

If you look at the roster from 2 years ago, they have replaced all of these 30+ guys:

Jokinen
Morrison
Hagman
Kostopoulos
Regehr
Staios
Kotalik
Conroy
Meyer
Langkow
Ivanans

And they have brought in guys that are mostly in the 26-30 range:
Wideman
Hudler
Jones
Comeau
Stempniak
Butler
Cervenka
Cammalleri (replacing Bourque, so a wash)

as well as the guys listed above

I think the team, as in the key players, is getting younger. But until Baertschi, Bouma, Horak and guys like that take the roster spots of some of the older guys, the stats aren't going to reflect it.

03-14-2013, 10:25 AM	#7
Enoch Root Franchise Player Join Date: May 2012 Exp:	At the start of the season, it was looking like: Baertschi 20 Jones 26 Irving 24 Bouma 22, and possibly Horak 21 would be on the team. And that team was middle of the pack for age. Then they essentially replaced those guys with: Begin 34 McGratton 31 and MacDonald 33 and kept both of Sarich 34 and Babchuk 28 As has been pointed out, the increase has all been 4th liners and backup goalie. If you look at the roster from 2 years ago, they have replaced all of these 30+ guys: Jokinen Morrison Hagman Kostopoulos Regehr Staios Kotalik Conroy Meyer Langkow Ivanans And they have brought in guys that are mostly in the 26-30 range: Wideman Hudler Jones Comeau Stempniak Butler Cervenka Cammalleri (replacing Bourque, so a wash) as well as the guys listed above I think the team, as in the key players, is getting younger. But until Baertschi, Bouma, Horak and guys like that take the roster spots of some of the older guys, the stats aren't going to reflect it.