Well looks like Father Time will once again win here. Kucherov turns 32 in June, Hedman will be 35 in December, Guentzel and Vasilevsky will both be 31 when the season starts again in October.
Point is still younger as are Hagel and Cirelli. But are they guys who are going to drive a championship team? Or are they outstanding complementary pieces?
I see them more as the latter, and I think it's starting to turn a bit on the Lightning. Remains to be seen if they end up like Pittsburgh...and Chicago. Or maybe like a Washington who did slip but seem to have made a late stage recovery here even if it may only be a one time thing.
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