Joe Pavelski is ageless

[SopelFanThe3rd]

39 years old and gonna put up between 25-30 goals this year. Incredible.

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[Dirty Dog]

Is he ageless or 39?

 

[DJN21]

Is he ageless or 39?

yes

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

Wild that he's outscoring Robertson.

 

[Matty Sundin]

Most players that still produce in late 30s tend to fall of a cliff rather instantly at some point. The same thing happen to Patrick Marleau. I think JoeP might last longer though as his game doesn’t really rely on speed and as long he can stay healthy as he ages he can still be effective in his 40s.

 

[LemonSauceD]

He probably has another 5 years left in the tank too if he felt like playing that long. The main thing is health.

 

[Henry Miller]

If he plays till he’s 50, scoring 20-30 goals a year, he’ll be comfortably top 10 all time in goals. I say he goes for it

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Most players that still produce in late 30s tend to fall of a cliff rather instantly at some point. The same thing happen to Patrick Marleau. I think JoeP might last longer though as his game doesn’t really rely on speed and as long he can stay healthy as he ages he can still be effective in his 40s.

It’s really interesting how he struggled in Dallas at first, then *click* he’s hitting a career high in points at 37.

One of the smartest, latest bloomers of all-time. Just slowly figured out his game, pretty unique career for the modern NHL.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

His hand-eye coordination at that age is very impressive. Hopefully he still has several good years ahead of him. One of the easiest players in the league to root for.

 

[Givememoneyback]

He probably has another 5 years left in the tank too if he felt like playing that long. The main thing is health.

And he's always been slow.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

I think he could play up until fifty.

 

[TheBeard]

It’s really interesting how he struggled in Dallas at first, then *click* he’s hitting a career high in points at 37.

One of the smartest, latest bloomers of all-time. Just slowly figured out his game, pretty unique career for the modern NHL.

I mean it’s not that surprising he struggled with a new team, but man did he find it during the playoffs.

 

[CanadienShark]

Dude is smart. He's never been very talented, physically. It seems like his smarts are developing as fast as his physical abilities diminish.

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

Pretty underrated player. He should hit 500 goals and he's got 73 in the playoffs.

 

[dire wolf]

2003 was one of the greatest drafts of all time, and Pavelski -- selected 205th overall in the 7th round -- is going to be the top scorer. He's already the top goal scorer, and he needs only 7 more points to pass Eric Staal for most points. Incredible. He'll come out ahead of Staal, Bergeron, Perry, Vanek, Getzlaf, etc.

 

[Mattb124]

Pretty amazing player, his brain and work ethic are his greatest assets.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

I mean it’s not that surprising he struggled with a new team, but man did he find it during the playoffs.

Eh, at 35 there were a lot of fans saying he was done, bad signing, etc. In hindsight it’s obviously adjustment to a new team, but at the time I’d say the majority thought he was a good fit in SJ and was now just old by nhl standards. I intend this to credit Pavelski- he proved a lot of hardcore fans wrong here. I’d swear it was like 35% saying “new city, give him time.” Everyone else was all “old, bad fit.” No one said “hey, bet he hits his career high for points.”

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Iirc the Sharks chose not to extend him because Joe wanted a 3 year contract, and Wilson wouldn't consent. This is his 5th year with Dallas.

Production with the Stars: 118 G 179 A, and counting. The guy is amazing.

Has there been a better guy at tipping goals in league history?

 

[Mrfenn92]

Awesome player. Hall of fame.

 

[abo9]

Most players that still produce in late 30s tend to fall of a cliff rather instantly at some point. The same thing happen to Patrick Marleau. I think JoeP might last longer though as his game doesn’t really rely on speed and as long he can stay healthy as he ages he can still be effective in his 40s.

Meanwhile Seguin is only 32 and his production fell off a cliff 4 years ago.

From an outsider's perspective it has been really strange to see this Stars roster evolve.

Benn and Seguin must be the two least talked about underperforming 9.5M deals. Theyre still good, but their reputation has been saved by management finding/developing incredible young players to take over the star roles.

 

[Solmors]

His play style ages well. He isn't a speed demon or a power skater, he scores with his hockey IQ and deflections. I can see him being productive for another 4+ years.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

I think he could play up until fifty.

Not in the NHL, but almost certainly like Jagr in Europe.

Meanwhile Seguin is only 32 and his production fell off a cliff 4 years ago.

From an outsider's perspective it has been really strange to see this Stars roster evolve.

Benn and Seguin must be the two least talked about underperforming 9.5M deals. Theyre still good, but their reputation has been saved by management finding/developing incredible young players to take over the star roles.

One thing you can give both of them credit for is that their production did fall off from their peak, but then it stabilized. They both didn't fall completely off the face of the planet like some players do. Even with Dallas being totally en fuego/cannot miss at developing late first/second round talent in recent years, that helps a lot.

 

[Sports2]

Hasn’t missed a regular season game since before the Covid shutdown. Among the five with a longer active consecutive games played streak are fellow American and Dallas Star Ryan Suter and fellow ex-Shark Brent Burns- all 39 years old.

 

[DRW895]

He never hits 30 in Stars. Don`t be hurry

 

[britdevil]

Hasn’t missed a regular season game since before the Covid shutdown. Among the five with a longer active consecutive games played streak are fellow American and Dallas Star Ryan Suter and fellow ex-Shark Brent Burns- all 39 years old.

2003 draft was built different.