For me is this nothing then old fashion, old mentality thinking. The old one has nothing to prove, they are veteran with expierence, so they should play aslong as they want and someone comes to take over.
That means nothing like a Player who is how old ever and play the same Level as a young one, the older one must play cause he has the bigger expierence.
Cause the younger one need to show that they are better then the older one before they can replace them. You know, that thought is so old fashion and so wrong in the same Way. cause there is a speech you only getting better, when you play against better opponents who challenge you.
So when you are not able to play against those who are better then you and you never will able to see what you have to do better, you will never reach the level to be better then the Player before you.
In other Words, when you play always AHL Player you never understand and get the expierence what it needs to be an NHL Player. Will those who always play NHL, reach new heights of the expierence cause some of those Veteran with expierence gettign better and challenging you.
That is the conclusion, when you always believe younger once have to bet old once.
Now i give you an different example. Trocheck was never on the 2nd Linem he was called up to play on the 3rd Line and was it not Bjugstad Injurie, he never would be able to show that he is a 2nd-1st Line Center. But he did it and since then anyone wanted to see him on the 2nd Line. But he never fighted for the Spot the gave it to him and he get better from the expierence.
But from your conclusion, Trocheck should never get the 2nd Line Center Postion, cause he doesn´t prove that he is better then the Guy infront of him or an older Player who also could fit into the Role.
But enough from this Point.
And only for you
@vendetta i couln´t answer you or read your answer before Thursday evening/night GMT +1 TimeZone. Since im 3 Days out for the Oilers Game i cant answer or read something.