Quoting: Pensfan303
For me, like I said I feel like the return is still a bit low, It's not a horrible trade, but also not a great return. it's just meh to me from a flames stand point
I get it
I thought what MTL got wasnt high enough at the time
But i was a big Toffoli guy cause he brought Suzuki into the top 6 after starting with Nate Thompson on 4th.
He also helped Caufield jump to the NHL
But even as upset as i was to lose him and his wife Cat who were a rare couple who loved MTL thriving here.
But i knew overall he wasnt a 50+ point player and more of a support player who had major impact from a leadership POV.
After about a week i realized we got a hell of a deal
The Russian Kid will hit 50 points next season and we'll be talking about how CGY stole this trade.
I know Toffoli and Cat's prefered destination is Canada as per Cat so the odds of NJD re-signing him are slim .
If Toffoli doesnt score 50+ this year they just gave up a 3rd to replace Shar's production for 1 year.
Everyone's assuming Toffoli will have the better season while i think he'll struggle with the change like he did here under Ducharme after Julien left until Caufield joined the mix in late march.
Reality is Shar's in a position to play top line beside Lindholm next year while Toffoli is looking at a middle 6 role