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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
If the Leafs are an 'elite team' and Phaneuf is there number 1 defenceman, does it not follow that he IS in fact a number 1 D on an elite team?
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Halloween 2012 the Leafs were second in the East with a 7-3 record, Edmonton was second in the West with a 7-2-2 record. Toronto ended up drafting 5th overall and Edmonton ended up drafting 1st overall. Let's hold up on calling a team that finished 2 points above 8th place (and first time making the playoffs in a decade) last year anything before all the teams have played 10 games.
And still even if Toronto does end up being a good team this year, all good teams have holes. We've seen starters on elite teams not be elite goalies very often, so an elite team doesn't have to have an elite #1 defenseman.