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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Most of these guys continue to produce in their 30’s
Crosby is scoring at the same rate now that he did in his late 20’s.
Giroux has his 5th highest PPG when he was 35 and has continued to produce into his late 30’s
Kadri shows no discernible signs of dropping off
Pavelski produced at or above his career average until the age of 39
Now that Kucherov has reached his 30’s he is really taking off.
I would not be too worried about Rantanen, suspect he continued to produce well into his mid 30’s. It is just sorta how it is.
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People like Pavelski are the exception, not the rule. People like Kopitar and Crosby are rare in that they have incredibly graceful declines, but they are still worse now than their prime years.
No one is arguing they turn into pumpkins.
When your best days are behind you and you want to be paid a higher percentage of cap than when you were in their prime, count me out. I'd rather spend less money for a prime player.
Edit: What Enoch Root said