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Originally Posted by Yrebmi
He turns 34 still this year. That might be getting bit long in the tooth over a whole season. If he only plays a limited amount of games might be just fine.
I don't have a strong opinion either way, but lean towards no.
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Ok, I have to call out this line of thinking for a minute. When did 34 become too old to play an entire NHL season? What ####ing Logan's Run nightmare world are we living in where a 33 going on 34 year old can't play in the NHL anymore?
I have to ask how old you are because if you were anywhere near this age you wouldn't say this. I'm nearing 40 and while I doubt I could jump into a professional sports league (mostly because of the dad bod I've developed recently) I'm not some decrepit broken down plough horse ready for the glue factory either. More to the point, anyone who has been in good enough shape to play in the NHL at any point in their lives probably takes 200x the care for their body that I do, and can likely sustain the rigors of an NHL season.
While the NHL has become more of a younger man's league, it doesn't mean that you're useless as soon as you hit 30. It's become increasingly common to write off a player once they hit that threshold, yet lots of very good players are in their 30s. I really wish people understood that more.