The average age of an NHL team isn’t necessarily a strong indicator of success or failure. It has never given any solid clues about who will or won’t be in the playoffs. On any given year, there are teams across the continuum of age in and out of the postseason.
At best, the metric can hint at a few things. For starters it can be presumed that a very young team is just beginning to find its core. Columbus Blue Jackets fan might be happy to assume this one.
Secondly, extraordinarily young teams can be viewed as cells of potential.