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Nobody seems to recognize it but the discussion is if bergy retires OR he declined like the rest of his draft class.
None of the following are anywhere near first liners:
Jeff Carter, Parise, Getzlaf, Perry, E Staal
The following are still solid but nowhere near their peak:
Suter, Brown
Weber literally broke this year
The following are our of the league:
M Richards, Phaneuf
All of the above were between first liners and franchise players. And remember this is all LAST year. You are discussing two year after this.
Bergeron hasn't shown signs of slowing down but he's way past any typical peak. It's quite possible he just declines like a rock.