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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Why would you say that? The Flames are already arguably in the same tier as the Sharks, and unlike SJ their most important players are all still quite young. I won't be the least bit surprised to see SJ out and Calgary in next year.
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A team that went to the finals is in the same tier as a team that finished 26th? And people are overstating the age thing with SJ. Marleau is a support player at this point. The SJ core is:
Pavelski 31
Thornton 36
Couture 27
Burns 31
Vlasic 29
Jones 26
They're certainly not a young team. But Thornton is the only guy I would expect to decline significantly in the next season or two. And he finished fourth in the league in scoring.