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Originally Posted by Macho0978
This is the other factor. Richardson, Ritchie, Monahan all contributed very little last season.
The Flames didn't have any NHL ready prospects other than the hopes Valimaki would give the team a shot in the arm and he did not.
This year Valimaki could be in the equation but Pelletier, Ruzicka, Phillips and Mackey could be factors. Maybe even Wolf.
Also think we got a poor version of Toffoli, he can be better.
Huberdeau is a big boy and he can be a bit mean out there. Kadri isn't easy to play against. Even Lindholm can take your head off. This team coached by Sutter is a Sutter type team
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I suspect that Toffoli wasn't conditioned to the way Sutter would have liked as he came to the team.
Many here mentioned that Toffoli was too slow, and there were a few particular games during the playoffs where he seemed absolutely gassed during his shift (as it was pointed out by the commentators).
When Sutter took over coaching in 2020/2021, one of the first things he mentioned for improvement was that the team was not conditioned enough to play at a pace required to succeed and win championships.
Toffoli now has a full off season to condition himself upwards to match the rest of the team. I suspect he'll have a solid season and make solid contributions if he does that.