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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
Is there much laughing at the Canucks for that particular reason? In any case, the Sedins signed their extensions (that wouldn't start until they were 34 year olds) during their worse seasons in a long time so that made it look worse.
As for defenseman over 36. Zidlicky, Markov, Streit, Rafalski, Blake, Timonen, Chara, Gonchar and of course Lidstrom have all played well over 36. Salo was 40 playing 20 minutes a night for Tampa the season prior. Willie Mitchell was playing 22 minutes a night during the playoffs for a team that won the Stanley Cup as a 37 year old that same year. Streit was the number one defenseman for the Flyers with 52 points and 22 minutes of ice-time this past season, he's 37.
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Outside of Lindstrom and Chara there rest are average at best and in no way making elite money or should be which it is rumored that Giordano wants. Have most of those guys even played this decade? And if we are relying on a 37/38 year old defenseman to be our number one well, we might as well be the Flyers. It's the Flyers, Engelland could be a 1 or 2 on that team.
Chara looks almost done and didn't Lindstrom sign a series of one year deals at the end of his career? If Giordano wants that than fine. Tying up term and money past 38 makes for a bad reciepe. It's a young man's game now and paying your 23-28 year olds is more important than your 36-38 year olds.