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Originally Posted by Ped
Disagree. Phaneuf was a legitimate Norris candidate in the beginning with Calgary, and in his first three seasons had totals of 49, 50, and 60 points. He would never hit those totals again, and would only top 40 points one season in Toronto. He was still a good player, but he was no longer a #1 defenceman.
Fans make judgement calls based on past information all the time. Look at any trade thread or free agency thread, especially where the player is no longer what he once was, or is a former highly-touted prospect. Fans who don't watch other teams regularly go by what they remember first.
Someone brought up the Granlund/Fiala trade in here. That was widely seen as a loss for Minnesota iiric, even though Granlund was declining, because of his overall body of work and that Fiala had not broken through yet.
Not all fans are guilty of it. But a great deal of it are. And why wouldn't they be? They're not paid to follow every single team.
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Dino had way more structure/leadership here than Toronto.
Aucoin, Regehr, Hamrlik, Sarich, Warrener. Leafs had none of that.