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Originally Posted by ricardodw
From NHL.com:
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That means that the average NHL team has 9 out of 22 players to start last season as 25 or younger.
Flames roster starting last season had 10 25 years old and under
Mark Jankowski 25
Sean Monahan 24
Elias Lindholm 24
Sam Bennett 23
Andrew Mangiapane 23
Oliver Kylington 22
Rasmus Andersson 22
Noah Hanifin 22
Dillon Dube 21
Matthew Tkachuk 21
only one other player under 25 played any games over the season Alexander Yelesin 23 got 4 games.
I count 5-6 "core" players that would be major trades if they are not Flames in 20-21
Valimaki added next year replacing Brodie/Hamonic.
My analysis: The farm is weak and it will be hard for young guys to break into the Flames lineup as the minimum salary spots in general are being filled by good veteran players with solid (if not star-level) NHL experience. Example Stone and Fobort over Yelesin.
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IMO it should be hard for young guys to break into the lineup. Also, have you SEEN our bottom 6 forwards? It's not that hard. Players worse than Lucic, Jankowski, Tobias Reider and Zac Rinaldo probably shouldn't be in the NHL