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Originally Posted by Komskies
You're cherry-picking stats there. Those guys are the exception, not the norm. A lot of marginal players fade into obscurity once they hit their 30s and quickly find themselves out of the league.
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I think you hit the nail on the head, which is the point. Tones of "mediocre" players who are getting opportunities in their early 20's based on their potential, then no longer get the same opportunities if they don't pan out and either leave the league or no longer get the same ice time as they get older, and production drops.
Pretty willing to wager, if we pulled the stats of only players who become consistent top 6 forwards in this league, the vast majority have their best production years between 25 and 29. Zevo showed some examples above, and fair you can say they are cherry picked (because they are), but pretty sure you'd see it fairly consistently for players who "make it" as scorers in this league.