Alexander Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby are in the twilight of their careers. Connor McDavid and Nathan McKinnon were the generation to follow. Now a new wave of NHL stars are poised to cement themselves as the superstars of the next generation, and the future is incredibly bright.
As teams round the corner into their 20th game of the season we’re getting a sense for how 2025-26 is shaping up, and the amount of young talent in the NHL this season is absolutely ludicrous. Three of the best forwards in the league right now are 20-years-old or younger, drafted within the last three years — and the brightest young defenseman in hockey is making an impact at the age of 18. The youth movement is alive and well in the NHL, and we need to appreciate just how good this new era of hockey actually is. The future is bright.
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The future of the NHL is happening before our eyes
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