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Originally Posted by transplant99
No proof of anything otherwise...but i dont believe this to be true at all.
IIRC the best years are between 27-31 (or at least thats how it used to be) but maybe that has changed as the game has gotten younger. Just not sure its been "younger" long enough to have that kind of data.
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I'll see if I can find it, but there's been work done and apparently the peak is approximately 24-27
Edit: best years are before 28, with 25 being the most common (the "peak"). Elite players peak sooner and stay high longer, their peaks are closer to 28. Average plus/minus is negative before 22, then positive until 30 then negative again.
http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/when-nhl-pl...rics-1.2646054