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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
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.
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No offense but the only way you can compare the Devils core to the Avalance is if you haven't watched them. There is not a single player on the Devils roster that I would take over MacKinnon, Rantanen or Makar. Not even projecting close to those guys. Also listing guys like Nemec or Holtz as core guys is pretty generous. Colorado also has guys like Byram who is way better than most of those guys on the list. I guess Newhook would be also core for them according to this definition.
Panthers last year had core pieces Barkov 26, Verhaege 26, Reinahrt 26, Duclair 26, Ekblad 26 and Forsling 25 so yeah, if you make the cut off at 25 then the Devils are going to look a lot younger.