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Originally Posted by tvp2003
I’ll be the first to admit that I wasn’t impressed with Toffoli last year. He looked slow, didn’t mesh with anyone, and didn’t really do much except for snipe a few on the PP.
But he seems more dynamic and dangerous this year, filling some of the void created by 13 and 19 leaving.
Just a reminder that sometimes it takes time for players to get comfortable in a new environment, which hopefully means good news for Huby and Kadri.
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I think it was more so Toffoli being forced to play with Calle Jarnkrok that probably hurt him the most down the stretch. Toffoli had proven in the past that he can be productive under Darryl’s system. But as for Jarnkrok, it took the guy 29 games to finally score his 1st and only goal as a Flame.
I don’t know how a winger is suppose to be at his best when his center is struggling so mightily. I also wasn’t a fan of the Jarnkrok acquisition, he was a winger in Seattle and then suddenly, in a blink of an eye, he was forced to learn a new system, with new linemates and a different, tougher position all at once.
I blame management big time on that one, it cost the team a decent 3rd line which was badly needed depth for the playoffs. Personally, I wanted Andrew Copp last year. The guy was so good in the 2020 play in round, I thought he was the Jets best player against the Flames all series long.