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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Calgary drafted 4th and 6th at the same period as Toronto drafted Marner, Matthews and Nylander. Drafted Bennett before Nylander, in fact. Calgary also ended up with the guy drafted just after Marner. Obviously Calgary should have been a contender since they drafted high between 2013 and 2016.
Goals against per game - Toronto was 8th, just behind Florida. Defence wasn't their issue. And Tanev is one of their best players.
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If Flames still had MT , Bennett and JG, and a Monahan we wouldn't be talking about a rebuild at all, so not sure the fact Toronto drafted their core at the same time has any relevance. We lost ours. We need a new one. And the Flames were a contender with those guys. It was just too short a window because of a few circumstances.
The Flames need to rebuild because their core left. Not because their drafted core is still here.
And the Flames can sign a 34 UFA D once they get their core. Again no clue how Tanev plays into the Leafs rebuild and how they formed their team. The Flames actually signed younger Tanev after drafting their core. That's exactly what emerging teams should be doing ONCE they have.... their core
