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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
No it's not an excuse, it's the way the AHL has always been, teams with the top veterans are often the best.
Ontario has 3 of their top 4 scorers and their #1 goalie over the age of 25.
Toronto has their top 2 scorers (one of whom is their #1 defenseman) and their current #1 goalie.
Those are the top 2 teams in the AHL. The Heat on the other hand have not had a single player 25 or older even play 40 games for them.
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They had serious talent with Smid, Raymond and Ramo join their ranks and provide leadership. Plus Grant is 25, Agostino is 23, Hamilton is 24, Morrison is 24, Elson is 24, Brabant is 24, and Arnold is 23. These aren't young 20 year olds like Klimchuck.
Not too mention Poulin, Orr, Johnson, Suave, Heard, Stevenson, and Riley all had stints.
I'm not saying Stockton should be the best team in the league, but it's still an excuse in my opinion.