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Originally Posted by BigTuna
It's not just about prospects. Rielly is 20, Gardiner, 24, Kessel, 26. JVR 25, Bernier 26, Kadri 23. There's a lot of youth on that team not "Prospects" but are at, or yet to hit their primes.
Calgary simply isn't close to the Leafs in talent.
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I agree entirely with your post. However, I don't think it's exactly an accomplishment to be better than one of the worst teams in the league. Being bad and lacking talent is the reason why Calgary is rebuilding. They've started off with some nice pieces but absolutely need to grab some impact players from the 2015, 2016 and probably 2017 and 2018 drafts to have any chance of making any sort of noise.
The same could be said about the Leafs, except that they aren't on the same road, or at least don't look to be, and likely wont be looking at getting the same impact players from the next couple drafts. They look to be stuck in a limbo of mediocrity similar to what that the Flames finally broke out of. Of course one trade for an all-star goalie (like the Kiprusoff trade) or a late round gem breaking through could change that for the Leafs.