Age might be just a number, but that number is suddenly high for the Colorado Avalanche.

Going off all the rosters listed on the NHL media site in July, the Avalanche were the second-oldest team in the league with an average age of 29.88. Since then, their only real move has been bringing back 29-year-old Joel Kiviranta, a signing that won't do much to lower that number.

These numbers will change a bit when younger forwards like Zakhar Bardakov and Ivan Ivan make a run at the roster in September, but there's no doubt the core of Colorado's roster is starting to age.

Thirty in the NHL today isn't what it was 20 years ago. Players these days take significantly better care of their bodies, which, in theory, should lead to longer primes. The Avalanche also aren't the only Stanley Cup conten

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