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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Is there another professional sport where past their prime vets are beloved than NHL hockey? It happens to an extent in the NBA or MLB but at much lower levels and is nonexistent in football where vets are replaced the moment they slip and can be replaced by younger, cheaper players and is probably one of many reasons the NFL is the most popular sport in that the best players always play. It's forever been an NHL problem where coaches know they are hired to be fired and feel more secure with low ceiling/higher floor vets in the bottom six than often more volatile young players. It's not just coaches as GM's also love their veteran pluggers, as Treliving loves himself some expensive veteran depth players.
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Well, in the NFL, most contracts aren't fully (or even partially) guaranteed, so if a rookie is even close to as good as a more expensive vet, it saves the team money and cap space to cut the vet.