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Originally Posted by dino7c
Ekblad, Burns, Pionk
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I do not love playing the age card... but Burns is 40. Ekblad has his new drama that may taint his UFA signing a bit.
This year has the following guys who are doing pretty good and are under 33:
- Ekblad (29), Pionk (29), Provorov (28), Grzelcyk (31), Gavrikov (29), Orlov (33), Burns (40)
Next year has a smaller group as many of the top UFAs are currently 34-35, which means they will be 35-36 or possibly 37 at the start of the 2026-7 season.
- Carlson (35), Raddysh (29), Ekholm (34), Walman (29), Andersson (29), Matheson (31), McDonagh (35)
When you look at the ages and stats for the respective players... Andersson is one of the top players in either group but definitely in the second group.