Average age is completely meaningless. You need to weigh it by ice time or something of meaning.
The Flames will likely drop their average age this year because Stone retired and the 7th/8th defenseman will be someone younger. That person will still barely play.
Washington is one of the youngest teams on that list but nearly all of their most important players were older than that average age - Ovi, Backstrom, Oshie, Eller, Carlson, Holtby, Niskanen. The only younger players who made a big impact will Wilson, Orlov, Wilson.
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