Useful to what degree?
You need middle players - and veterans - to help get that winning team.
Here's a list of the over 30 players on the Avalanche last year:
Andrew Cogliano
Darren Helm
Jack Johnson
Erik Johnson
Darcy Kuemper
Pavel Francouz
Jayson Megna
Heck, even Nazem Kadri at 30!
You don't throw away useful players when they play a specific role and they perform that role well.
To throw players away simply because they're on the wrong side of 30 is poor team management.
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