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Originally Posted by Itse
Also, the important thing to remember is that our team is the second oldest team in the NHL. That alone should pretty much shut up any talk about how this team has become younger in any significant way.
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One of the scariest thoughts is the average age of the top 5 skaters.
The average age in 2011 was 29.6, 2012 was 29.6, and 2013 is 31.2, almost a full 2 year change in average top player age.
Now, we have to consider that Chris Butler, who many consider not a top 2 D, pulled down the average heavily (standard deviation of the top 10 skaters jumps from 2.61 years to 3.78 years). If we consider him not, then the average is actually 31.
The bottom lines may be getting younger, but nothing has changed on the top line for a while.