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					Originally Posted by  1qqaaz
					 
				 
				He played 23 games when he was 22, and he first played at 20.  
But yes, he didn't become a starter until he was 27. So he had a lot of NHL time, but it took a lot of NHL time to become a starter. 
			
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One could almost say, he needed to develop at the NHL level.