from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,
The NHL is stacked with stars 25-years-old or younger. At 25, there is Mark Scheifele of Winnipeg and Nikita Kucherov of Tampa Bay. At 23, there is Florida’s Sasha Barkov, Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon and Seth Jones of Columbus. At 22, there is Boston’s David Pastrnak. At 21, there is Connor McDavid of Edmonton, Auston Matthews of Toronto and Jack Eichel of Buffalo and, at age 20, there is Patrik Laine of the Jets.
How long before one of them will be holding the Stanley Cup?
How long before youth is again served in the NHL?
Like all leagues,, the NHL is all about trends and copy-catting. And the three-year trend heading into this season indicates that older, more experienced teams now win championships. The kids may be all right, but winning seems to come more often for those who wait.
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