Fear The Fin breaks down Joe Thornton’s new contract and finds the Sharks’ management group is making a big short-term gamble on Patrick Marleau, Dany Heatley, Dan Boyle and Joe Thornton:
Sharks Gamble Big On Current Core
When the playoffs begin in April 2011, the Sharks five big weapons (Heatley, Thornton, Marleau, Pavelski, Boyle) will average 30.4 years in age. In April 2015 they will average 34.4 years in age. Take the 26 year old Pavelski out of that equation and you come up with a 31.5 and 35.5 split. That’s a pretty old core in 2015, especially when one considers the historical trend of players once they reach their thirtieth birthday.
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