Apparently this is a hard concept for you.
Playoff experience AND current performance matters. You wouldn't go for a guy like Perry because his current performance is bad. Getzlaf's current production is still good for his situation and age. I shouldn't have to explain this but I guess I do.
'for his age'...
No, once again the cap does not matter in this scenario. We're discussing a scenario where a team can add either Getzlaf or RNH to their team for a playoff run; that goes with the assumption that the team can take on Getzlaf's cap hit (hell in this fantasy scenario Ducks retain 50%). Once again, I should not have to explain like this lol.
First I've heard anaheim is retaining 50 percent. What are we giving up to get Getzlaf again? Are we talking about a totally different team not named Anaheim and who'd they trade for? Because one is still old and expensive and one is still young and less expensive.
Have I suggested Getz is going to outperform himself in the playoffs now? No. Naming a player in his 30's who did better then than in his 20's isn't relevant. Getz isn't going to drop dramatically in 3 months during the playoffs, like that's a hilarious and ridiculous idea to suggest.
So you agree players are worse in their 30's. Good. We now agree on 3 things.
Guys in their mid 30's also perform worse than guys in their 20's. Feel free to look up scoring leaders from the last 5 playoffs... won't see many grey beards on the list.
Again an irrelevant point. We're comparing two players, similar skill level, but one has proven successful playoff history while still also being a productive NHL player. RNH is younger, but his lack of experience in the playoffs and lack of success when he was actually in the playoffs is going to cause a team to shy away from him even if he is younger.
I'm going to repeat this. McDavid and Drai also 'lack playoff experience'. You think GM's will shy away from them? Taylor Hall also lacks playoff experience. He's going to get paid this offseason.
The Anaheim point is irrelevant because we're not talking about who you would build a team around right now. We're talking about one playoff run, that's it. Not sure how many times I have to repeat this.
My point was that teams don't build aroung old players, they build around young ones.
So we're just gonna ignore the years of teams adding playoff rentals for a playoff run? Which again, your point about a team's core being young isn't what we're talking about. We're talking about a team ADDING to what they have for a playoff run. Look at past SC winners, they all have impact players in their 30's.
