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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
In that list you have a former top 3 scorer, two former recent cup winners, a defenseman who is a former advanced stat darling and all around good player, a former Vezina nominated goaltender, and a former Selke nominated center.
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Before they hit the ages at which those players are no longer capable of such feats, barring truly exceptional cases like Niedermayer, Datsyuk, Hasek, or Selanne - and none of which came close this season.
I would really hope that the Flames' management would have more of a handle on conflating current/past success and future expectations than random fans when it comes to players in their mid/late 30s. The Flames are at their fill for retirement contracts, and honestly should be shedding one or two, not adding to the pile.