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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Toffoli is not a 70 point player year in and year out. But the fact is he got way more PP time and attention here than anywhere else and it boosted his numbers. It may or may not for this kid but who’s to say it won’t? An increased role did wonders for Lindholm. It did wonders for Bennett in Fla. Look at what happened when Chandler Stephenson had to assume a bigger role in Vegas.
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Vegas and Seattle are great cases for what can happen when you give under-appreciated guys more opportunity.
You’d think people would’ve learned watching Bennett in the finals. But nope, new guy is done at 25 and forever a mediocre 3rd liner.
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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
No it’s more likely that he didn’t counter aggressively enough, again obviously just guessing here. He has a new relationship management thing he has to get going with 31 GMs and the establishment of a reputation to consider. But, put yourself in NJ’s shoes. If he asked you for a 2nd, would you still do the trade? I would.
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Or he did counter aggressively enough and got the best deal, because he’s been an NHL executive for 10 years and around the league for 30 and knows exactly how these things work and exactly what he’s doing.
Or the guy with 0 NHL management experience knows better.
Honest question, what do you think is more likely?