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By weighted average Detroit is tied for oldest team in the NHL at 30 years old.
What's weighted average?
By weighted average Detroit is tied for oldest team in the NHL at 30 years old.
What's weighted average?
They only count players over 200 pounds of course.
But seriously, they remove players that played less than I believe 10 NHL games. Normal average would be all players who played any games.
Okay makes sense, I had never heard of it put quite that way before. Because the last I looked there was like 7 teams that were older then Detroit. I believe New Jersey being the oldest.
Yeah, that's the unweighted average, with the rotating door from the AHL last season it pulled the team's average down around 2 years from 30.03 to 27.3.
I thought that Holland only wanted someone on a short term deal 1-2 years because Sproul, Marchenko and Ouellet should be ready by then. But at the same time I had heard that Holland was thinking about exploring the trade market because he wanted a longer term solution for the top 4 hence Edler, Yandle and Ehrhoff were mentioned.
I wish the organization was better with trading. It always seems like a boom or bust situation with Detroit, and no marginal improvements.
We were in on Nash when he was leaving Columbus, Alex Edler, Ryan Kesler, Jay Bouwmeester, etc.
And someone like Nikitin gets dealt for a 5th rounder. He is significantly better than Kindl and Lashoff... probably even better than Ericsson.
But I guess when we did try to get marginally better, we forked out a 1st for Kyle Quincey. It's just frustrating.
holland has been looking for this for years now thats why it baffles me why so mnay guys want boyle
holland has been linked to edler, yandle, bogo, jaybo, ehrhoff, byflugien, suter, etc because he gets it or at least i hope he does, top pairing dmen dont grow on treees and yet are so instrumental to winning whereas depth guys are a dime a dozen
I wish the organization was better with trading. It always seems like a boom or bust situation with Detroit, and no marginal improvements.
We were in on Nash when he was leaving Columbus, Alex Edler, Ryan Kesler, Jay Bouwmeester, etc.
And someone like Nikitin gets dealt for a 5th rounder. He is significantly better than Kindl and Lashoff... probably even better than Ericsson.
But I guess when we did try to get marginally better, we forked out a 1st for Kyle Quincey. It's just frustrating.
Not sure about that. Look what Bouwmeester went for.You want a guy like Yandle or Big Buff, you are giving up at least Nyquist+ for them.
Not sure about that. Look what Bouwmeester went for.
McKenzie "I've heard that the Flames could have had Nyquist and Tatar for Bouwmeester or another player but chose not to"
Top pairing Dmen also cost an arm and a leg BECAUSE they don't grow on trees.
You want a guy like Yandle or Big Buff, you are giving up at least Nyquist+ for them.
Not sure about that. Look what Bouwmeester went for.
By weighted average Detroit is tied for oldest team in the NHL at 30 years old.
Top pairing Dmen also cost an arm and a leg BECAUSE they don't grow on trees.
You want a guy like Yandle or Big Buff, you are giving up at least Nyquist+ for them.
Yeah, that's the unweighted average, with the rotating door from the AHL last season it pulled the team's average down around 2 years from 30.03 to 27.3.
Current average age is 27.1 years old with a 23-man roster, all signed players + unsigned RFAs, Marchenko and Ferraro up.
If we sign Alfie and burn Jurco and Ferraro to AHL, the average will rise to 27.8 years.
If we sign both Alfie and Boyle, and send also Marchenko down in AHL, the average will rise to 28.6 years old.
Those +30 year-old averags have to include Bertuzzis and Samuelssons from last season, and that's not the case anymore. False analyze.
i dont think it would cost us nyquist plus anything substantial
i do think something based on tatar, the 15th overall and pulkinnen could get it done
i cant remember the last time any player of any age of any position in the last 20 years was traded for "an arm and a leg"
if we're going to call setoguchi or dubinsky or michalek substantial then we have to not only remember who they were at time of trade but also who they're now which means losing the equivalent player isnt a big deal because in a few years they will be worthless
it has to be both sides of the coin, not just the convienent side we want
Add Cleary.
Why? He's unsigned UFA.
might just be me but it seems like other gm's ask for way more from holland than they do other gm's
Well Steve Yzerman fleeced him for a 1st for Kyle Quincey...so yeah.
#redwings have talked to ufa d dan boyle's camp, but sense is another team will give him more $$$ & term.