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Originally Posted by J epworth kendal
The Blackhawks the first few years Toews was in the line-up employed veteran centres such as Lang, John Madden, who were in no way offensive forces anymore but still played tougher minutes and made it easier for their young players to thrive. Penguins did have young centres, but filled their lower half of their roster with guys like Recchi, LeClair, Roberts, to play those tough minutes and let Malkin and Crosby flourish. You need veteran players, and right now Stajan is the most veteran player on our squad. Obviously he won't be the only veteran, but looking at the free agents we could get this summer, who would seriously be better for the same price for the next few years?
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Lang and Madden only played one season each for Chicago. Lang was still a decent scorer and Madden was a former Selke winner and two-time Cup Champion. Available veterans on one-year deals to aid young players.
Recchi, Leclair, Palffy and Roberts were certainly past it but had more years of experience in the league than the age of many players. I think Recchi was the only one of them who played more than a season with the team. Maybe some injury riddled second years if that.
But ignoring the number of seasons they played, did you just compare Matt Stajan to these guys?