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Originally Posted by Freeway
Not to pick on anybody, but Calgary's elevation is a lot higher than, say, Los Angeles, Vancouver or Montreal, and Sutter's teams play with a ton of pace. I don't think it's unreasonable to suggest that perhaps it was something Toffoli wasn't used to (on both counts).
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I 100% think his conditioning was a factor. Sutter will give him a training regimen for the summer and he'll be in great shape for camp, as we saw with other players after his first half season into a full season. A full training camp at elevation will put him where he needs to be. I've seen Toffoli play enough other games to see his trouble having keeping up with the play was unique to the Flames.
If I were taking bets I think you see a much better player for us in the fall. Hence why evaluating a trade right now that still has 2 more years of service in store is foolish.