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Originally Posted by Saqe
Ok yes, Hughes is 21 but everyone else is just entering their primes. All are around 24-26.
Yes they had a good regular season. The Panthers had a much better regular season last year and the Devils play very much the same way except they are worse than the Panthers. Their core isn't nearly as good as the Avalance.
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They are built way more like the Avalanche than the Panthers of last year.
Core Under 25:
Nemec: 19
L. Hughes: 19
Holtz: 21
J. Hughes: 21
Mercer: 21
Hischier: 24
Bratt: 24
Boqvist: 24
Sharangovich: 24
Core Over 25:
Mcleod: 25
Marino: 25
Meier: 26
Severson: 28
Hamilton: 29
That is still a very, very young team. The Panthers had Lundell, Knight, and Luostarinen as pieces under 25 in their big season (Tippett too but they traded him). This team is much, much younger and built for success. Unlike the Panthers too they actually still have most of their draft picks, and have made 1st round picks in past years.
Much like the Avalanche the issue is they need a goalie (Avs had Kuemper for a year). Blackwood looking like a bust hurts the Devils a lot, but maybe Daws or Schmid can be pieces long term.