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Originally Posted by Vinny01
They will try and compete and I am sure will have some nice runs but teams typically win in that 8-10 year range after guys are drafted. LA traded guys they picked in the top 5 in Johnson and Schenn to land Richards and Carter who along with captain Dustin Brown were picked 9 years before that run. Kopitar won the second cup 9 years after his draft.
I just am not sure going with a 30 year old Dman on an 8 year deal makes sense for a team with 18-21 year olds they will be handing out huge money for very soon. If Rasmus was 26-27 it would make sense but he will be 30 at the start of the contract. He is a 2-3 Dman in his prime that doesn’t line up with the Sharks core. I agree they will be pushing for a playoff spot soon and adding to their roster soon but I think they will be going the route the Habs did with Dobson and go after a mid-20’s guy who can step in right away but be a factor for 8 years.
I personally think Andersson makes a lot more sense for a mature team that has been competing and looking to bolster their lineup rather than a young up and coming team who haven’t paid their young stars paying the price to trade for and then sign Andersson
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Again, you’re describing what has happened with
some teams and reframing it as a determining factor to winning. It isn’t. Teams that had their stars on ELCs have won. So have teams with stars under 25. So have teams with stars over 30.
LA also had Scuderi (33) and Mitchell (34) in their top 4, each making around 5-6% of the cap. Andersson’s contract might be 7-8% of the cap in 3 years. Might be less. Might be more. Who knows.
The faster San Jose fills the gaps, the faster they’ll become contenders. Whether their #3 defenceman is 30 years old or 33 years old when they’re at that point isn’t going to determine whether they win or not. And like it or not, they’re going to need quality veterans in the lineup, not just role players. They can’t draft or trade for prime aged players to fill their top six/top four, that’ll be even worse contract-wise.
Anyways, the point is that just because something has happened a certain way doesn’t mean it should or it has to. If San Jose is smart, they’ll start trying to win. Sitting back for 6 years makes absolutely no sense.