Isn't he saying simply
- top 9/top 4 players are generally younger
- some young role players who were only used for limited ice time were supplanted by veterans
- earlier this year, they were middle of the pack and now average older
- the 5 guys he mentioned in the other post are not impact players and raise the average age by over 2 years
So to the question as to whether Feaster has made the team younger, for practical purposes is yes. The implication of being the oldest team is that you are slow, can't keep up, etc. And this 'oldest team in the league' thing merits a closer look
I think dividing it to look at key players and limited service 4th line and scratch players is a good way to think about and respond to the question and its implications
A team with a top line of 25 year olds and a 4th line of 35 year olds could I suppose be called the same age as a team with a top line of 40 year olds and a 4th line of 20 year olds. If you really wanted to look at it that way.
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