Quoting: SammyT_51
Nylander is 22, Liljegren 19 opposite to Kyrou 2 and Parayko 25.. its a difference but if its between 3yr gap i dont think its a problem. Also Defenders peak later than forwards.
That isn't wrong, defenders do take a bit longer before they hit their stride but they also take a lot more punishment than most forwards so they do tend to run into injury issues more once they are over 30 than forwards do.
For the sake of argument let's say Parayko stays at or near the level he is at now till he is 32. The following things are issues that need to be kept in mind.
1) He'll be FA at 29 (4 seasons from now) and if he's the top pair guy, how much money is he going to want and what kind of term?
2) When he is hitting FA, so is Rielly and Kadri, are we going to sign all 3 to big long term deal? Kadri I think will take a shorter term deal and possibly Rielly as well.
3) What kind of a player is he going to be moving into his 30's (there is a very real risk of drop off in those years)
Now what about Liljegren?
1) If he doesn't play 10 NHL games this season, his ELC will slide another year forward meaning he has another 3 years of ELC ahead of him
2) When Parayko is potentially declining, Liljegren is just entering his prime.
3) After his ELC, the team will have far more power in negotiations. (Considering they will have so much tied up with thier star forwards cheaper controllable high potential players are paramount.)
So if we are looking at this from a long term perspective, its not the wisest move.