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Originally Posted by jjgallow
https://www.tsn.ca/2021-22-nhl-stanl...odds-1.1765505
Sure, 4 times less likely to win than Colorado puts you in 5th place I guess but it doesn't take a math wizard to see those odds are not great.
Basically it shows the first round spend was officially a hail mary.
When I disliked the trade when it happened, people went I to hysterics on here that anyone would dissent. If people were reasonable and able to think rationally then there would be no need to brng it up now
Also the trade never would have happened
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I think that if Toffoli was traded today he would fetch at least a similar return to what the Flames paid. They didn't get a rental.
In addition, at the time of the trade for Toffoli the Flames were as dominant as Colorado. The Defense was clicking, they were scoring at will and the goal-tending was solid. They were on a 6 game winning streak, where they dominated Vegas, Toronto, and the Islanders. That streak turned into a 10 game winning streak.
You keep mentioning how valuable that first is. Who would you have targeted instead of Toffoli. For a 1st, and a prospect? You mentioned defense, so would Chiarot, or Lindholm been your targets? You can still trade Toffoli for someone like Oleksiak/McDonagh, and shore up the defense in this off-season. Would they be the difference in stopping a guy like McDavid? I'm not too certain.