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Old 01-02-2017, 06:48 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by Steve Bozek View Post
Apart from the absolute fleecing of the Flames, one of the things that really brought home to me how Leaf fans (and a lot of eastern media) overestimate the abilities of Leaf players, was the the initial reaction of a lot of Toronto fans who were convincedthat Leeman was a better player than Gilmour (I happened to be in Toronto at the time).
Same thing happened during the Phaneuf trade. I remember reading an article from Bob Mackenzie saying that, statistically, Ian white was the best player in the trade.
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