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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
You're completely ignoring the fact most of their core players are on the downside of their careers.
Brown is turning 34
Carter is turning 34
Phaneuf is 33
Kovalchuk is 35
Even Kopitar and Quick, at 31 and 32, aren't spring chickens anymore.
And they have no young difference-makers on the horizon. Kempe might be a middle-six guy. That's it.
Kopitar, Doughty, and Quick ensure they won't be a dumpster fire. But the Kings are a team in decline.
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I would agree with you if we were doing a 3-5 year outlook.
I think next year the Kings will be fine.
Most of those old guys are coming off of good seasons.