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Originally Posted by Flamescuprun2018
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.
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It's remarkable how many NHL GMs haven't learned this lesson. They're not dumb people, so there's gotta be irrational factors clouding their judgement. Maybe it's holding onto traditional notion of the 30-something veteran being a valuable element on a roster. Maybe it's just the ingrained conservatism of hockey culture, where change is only reluctantly and grudgingly acknowledged. But it's definitely an area where the younger, more analytics oriented members of management teams need to step in and take away the phone.
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Originally Posted by Machiavelli
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Simmonds is a great example of a player some team is going to badly overpay for, expecting (hoping?) to get the 25-29 year old Simmonds.