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Originally Posted by InternationalVillager
Toffoli is so overrated by some on CP. His performance last year was at the expense of Hubderdeau, Kadri, Lindholm. Why some dont understand that is mind boggling.
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This is exactly it. Sutter loved Toffoli and would give Toffoli a lot of opportunities he otherwise wouldn't have had. Toffoli had 73 points last year, but has only broken 50 points one other time, and that was 9 years ago.
Other teams know this, which was why the trade value for Toffoli wasn't sky high.
The Flames overpaid for Toffoli when they acquired him, as he was a potential 30 goal scorer, signed to a manageable contract of perfect length.
That being said, Toffoli is not a great skater to begin with. If he loses a step, he's going to be useless. At 31, that is likely to happen anytime in the next 3 years. The guy has a quickly approaching expiry date.