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Originally Posted by SilverKast
Unfortunately for us I'm of the opinion he will still be one of the top players when he's that age. I've always thought his game would age well, better than McDavid's even (although last playoffs may have changed my mind) as he isn't reliant on the blazing speed.
Won't matter though as I'm also of the opinion there aren't enough smart people up there to fill out the rest of the team effectively. They haven't proven otherwise for years and I haven't seen anything to suggest that will change.
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Well he would be bucking a major trend if he's able to still be a top player in the league past 32. He may still be very good, but he's not going to put up ungodly point totals (along with McDavid) consistently every season for more than 3 more seasons.
If the Oilers don't win a cup in the next year or two they are in deep kaka with these contracts and extensions kicking in. The way they are built, they simply won't be able to compete with the heavy's with their two star forwards being good-very good while eating up 30% of the cap.