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Originally Posted by BigTuna
Yet they've drafted Rielly+Nylander the past 3 seasons.
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I like both players actually, but by the time they are making impacts (if they do) will they be complimenting Phaneuf and Lupul or needing to replace the ~35 year olds? If Reilly and Nylander come in and end up more-or-less replacing the aging vets on the teams they remain status quo, which keeps the Leafs not good. They don't appear to have the prospect depth to do more than replace players at this point and they don't look to be on the road where that will change. If they get a couple late round gems, grab a couple good UFA's and win some trades they might be able to breakout of being a bad team, but the same can be said about any team.