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Originally Posted by ricardodw
It seems that once players are financially secure for life their enthusiasm for playing really hard diminishes.
Flames are loaded with financial secure players. 14 players with more than 10M in career earnings, Tampa has 11, Winnipeg has 11, St. L has 11, Nashville 13, LA 12, Columbus 8.
The list of Flames with less than 10M in NHL earnings is really small: Tkachuk, Bennett, Ferland, Lazar, Jankowski, Kulak.
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You probably have something here. I also think that in the new high tempo NHL the drop off after 31 or 32 years old is a cliff. You lose one step in this league and your edge is lost.
The smartest GMs need to go on vacation July 1st rather than look at any Free Agents over age 30. BT seemed to do that this summer for the first time.
The only FAs that are worth a look are those entering Free Agency for the first time at around the 26 to 28 years old range where you might still catch them in for part of their prime if the term is not too long. Frolik at 27 years old was a great example.