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Originally Posted by Itse
Are you ever grasping for straws.
Why should I put Backlund in the top 6? The guy has played for less than half the season and is 8th in ATOI?
But sure, let's look at this in a different way, here's our top 10 in icetime. That should be an objective way of looking at things.
2013:
Wideman 30
Bouwmeester 29
Giordano 29
Tanguay 33
Iginla 35
Glencross 30
Brodie 22
Stempniak 30
Cammalleri 30
Stajan 29
Kiprusoff 36
Average: 30.3
2011:
Bouwmeester 27
Giordano 27
Regehr 30
Iginla 33
Tanguay 31
Sarich 32
Jokinen 32
Bourque 29
Morrison 35
Glencross 28
Kiprusoff 34
Average: 30.5
Yes, let's feel good about that 0.2 years of improvement.
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Average age has remained close to the same, however I think age frequency might be a better indicator for the age distribution.
In 2011 there were 6 players over 30, compare to only 3 this year. This year there is actually a 22 year old where in 2011 the youngest were 27. There is a glaring hole in the mid 20s for both years but moving from a majority over 30 to a majority at 29/30 (which is closer to prime than old) is a move in the right direction.
Is it enough? Not at all. But I think it is a lot better move towards a younger team than just a 0.2 seems to indicate.
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