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Old 03-08-2022, 10:51 AM   #596
GioforPM
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Originally Posted by FanIn80 View Post
I agree, in that I love the moves he's made for this year's version of the Flames (in hindsight, at least), but I also can't help but wonder how much influence Sutter had in targeting some of those players. It could have been subtle, like "get me two big D" and Tree chose Gudbranson and Zadorov... or it could have been not so subtle, like "I want Toffoli."
I'm sure a lot of influence. I think it's collaborative. As for Toffoli, he was a pretty obvious target given the Habs' status and the players they had. I imagine Treliving called to see who was available and they narrowed to Toffoli pretty darn quick.
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