I wasn't talking about contracts. I was talking about productivity. A lot of players, especially elite, don't have significant declines until they are 35 or older. And some players, regardless of age, just decline anyways (injury or other reasons).
Iginla at 28 was a 35-32-67 player, at 34 he was a 32-35-67 player. No one would have regretted giving him a 7 year contract at 28.
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