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Originally Posted by BigTuna
I really think on any other Team, Morgan Rielly isn't seen as a maybe for being a top pairing D-Man. And JVR is already above being a "Solid: top 6 forward. He's a legit top line winger.
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It's hard arguing with someone that is extremely optimistic of everything going perfectly.
Real life isn't NHL 2015. It's not easy to win and the Leafs don't have the amount of depth and talent to win unless some unexpected developments occur. Namely someone like Nylander becomes the next Stamkos/Ovechkin or Reilly becomes the next Duncan Keith. It could happen, and that would change the odds in the leafs favour, but right now, there are too many teams that have better players and better prospects.
I'd consider all of LA, Anaheim, Colorado, Dallas, Chicago, Tampa, Detroit, Minnesota, St Louis, and Florida (yes, the Panthers) to be ahead of Toronto in terms of overall organizational talent, and there are a couple others that are close.