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Originally Posted by Tinordi
I think people have a strange idea of what young is in this league nowadays. This is a young man's game now for offensive players. Monahan is not "young" as a goal scorer, statistically speaking, 23 is the peak year for goal scorers. Monahan as soon as next season potentially will be "old" or past his prime. Similar for Gaudreau but I think based on his style he'll have a longer peak. Farbeit for some fans to admit but the window is now. The Flames actually don't have the luxury of time their best assets all are facing the prospect of decline.
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Good grief...no
Sidney Crosby 29
Evgeni Malkin 30
Phil Kessel 28
Conor Sheary 24
Justin Schultz 26
Patric Hornqvist 29
Nick Bonino 28
Kristopher Letang 29
Jake Guentzel 21
Matt Cullen 39
Your top 10 point getters for the Penguins with their age from last year, winners of 2 straight Stanley Cups and a perennial contender. Only Guentzel is younger than Monahan, the rest should supposedly be in an old folks home.
Jonathan Toews 26
Patrick Kane 25
Marian Hossa 35
Brandon Saad 21
Duncan Keith 31
Patrick Sharp 32
Brad Richards 34
Kris Versteeg 28
Brent Seabrook 29
Bryan Bickell 28
Your 2014-15 Chicago Blackhawks, only Saad is younger
Anze Kopitar 26
Jeff Carter 28
Justin Williams 31
Mike Richards 28
Drew Doughty 23
Vyacheslav Voynov 23
Dwight King 24
Tyler Toffoli 21
Dustin Brown 28
Jarret Stoll 31
Your 2013-14 LA Kings with most of their scorers past their peak 'prime'
Compare to your current 17-18 Flames top 10
Johnny Gaudreau 24
Sean Monahan 22
Matthew Tkachuk 19
Micheal Ferland 25
Mikael Backlund 28
Dougie Hamilton 24
Mark Giordano 33
T.J. Brodie 27
Sam Bennett 21
Mark Jankowski 22
Yeah, the Flames have a lot more time on their hands...