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Originally Posted by GioforPM
TBF, by the time they won the cup, they had 7 30+ year olds and Patterson was 29.
I only count 6 30+ on the Flames, and one is Rinaldo who doesn’t play. And one is Markstrom who, at 30, isn’t an old goalie. The only real concerns are Gio and maybe Tanev. Backlund I think will play at about the same level for a few years.
The top players on Calgary (Tkachuk, Lindholm, Gaudreau and Monahan) are between 22 and 27. Then you have Rasmus, Valimaki, Hanifin, Dube, Mangiapane, who are all young.
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I think you forgot Derek Ryan.
It's also worth noting that these players earn well over 30 million per season.
Gaudreau, Monahan and Lindholm aren't old per se. But they are old enough that they may have hit their ceilings. They're all UFAs when their contracts expire. Even Tkachuk will require a $9 mill qualifying offer soon.
Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Edmonton all have their best players at 25 or under.
Backlund is good. Derek Ryan is useful. Lucic looks much better than before.
But the team would be in a much better cap situation without them.
How many of the under-30 Flames are overpaid? None?
How many of the over-30 Flames are overpaid? Most of them.