So we basically have 2 guys that are fast and the rest cement block skaters besides
- gerbe75pts

Mittelstadt isn't fast, per se...he has excellent skating ability but he isn't even close to jack flash

can you tell me why new jersey and Toronto are down 2-0 in their series despite having ultra fast teams?
- Michael Pachla

Faceoff's and Special teams

I had ice cream
- gerbe75pts

was it laced with Ritalin?

but that won't work because they're both slow...right?
- Michael Pachla

That's why I'd trade one. We can go in circles all day, if you'd like. Do you think they 'played fast' together?

So we basically have 2 guys that are fast and the rest cement block skaters besides
- gerbe75pts

Erod is fast imo. But yes, it is a slow team. We need faster wingers. Thankfully Botterill knows it as well. Also, I can't be the only one who's watched a game where a player goes flying by and you go "who was that?" And it was Reinhart. Sometimes he can move pretty quick.

Faceoff's and Special teams
- sbroads24

thank you, thank you, thank you...

jiminy Christmas what took you so long?

Phil Kessel is not slow at all

JVR skates funny and clumpy

Zajac yes he isn't fast
- Stripes77

Yeah he's just fat, but lightning fast

Ran the lottery:

Islanders
Sabres
Islanders from Flames

FML

You forgot nylander 3 fast

That's why I'd trade one. We can go in circles all day, if you'd like. Do you think they 'played fast' together?
- Lunaion

I do think teams play faster when they're locked into what the coaching staff wants to do and have the talent to do it, when they're playing with confidence in themselves and their linemates/d-partner, and when they have confidence in their goaltending...

the sabres played fast on more than a few occasions this season with the same team they've had for much of the latter half of the season

You forgot nylander 3 fast
- gerbe75pts

Erod is fast. Idk why you're leaving him off

Ran the lottery:

Islanders
Sabres
Islanders from Flames

FML
- Stripes77

We get Svechnikov how can anyone be mad

Erod is fast. Idk why you're leaving him off
- jcragcrumple

He’s a good bottom forward

I’m thinking more top 6

was it laced with Ritalin?
- Michael Pachla

Adderall xr

Adderall xr
- gerbe75pts

got it...Ritalin was the 90's

Pominville played a good amount of time with Eichel and it wasn't great. I think Pominville had the best season that could reasonably expected. What he produced is the most he can do imo.
- jcragcrumple

Really don't want this to be a Pomminville discussion. He's just an average third line player at this point, maybe less. I'm just saying that even if you plugged him on the top PP, he scores 10 more points and matches Okposo's season.

My point is simply that their top 5 scorers were their top PP. Most teams are pretty similar to that. Anyone who plays top PP minutes has their numbers inflated. Some of those players get overvalued because of it.

Not quite a playoff choker

Year--------GP GAA. SV%
2011-12---14 1.95 .935
2012-13----7 2.22 .922
2014-15---13 1.71 .944
2015-16---12 1.72 .942
2016-17---13 2.47 .909

I'll take him
- chilliard77

They can't make it past the 2nd round, and especially last year, he was awful. Eventually it falls on the goalie.

so they had to move kane, who was their top 5v5 goal scorer and top goal-scorer last season...you want to move ror, who was their second leading scorer the last two years and lead the team in jack's rookie year...and you want to move risto who's one of only three d-men in sabres history to have three consecutive 40-points seasons?
- Michael Pachla

Pach, serious question for you...
How would you recommend reconstructing this team to be a bubble playoff team next year, 2018-2019?
Your points are valid, however how do you reconcile them with:
- 31st finish, at 62sh points
- 25th finish year before
- GM and Coach both said they need to get faster, not “play” faster
- guy brought in to lead and was overpaid for it, doesn’t ... in fact rumors surround him on multiple fronts including having a rift with the assumption next captain
- Dman cited as being cited player refusing to play in two systems
- winger who took off nearly 40 games ... good on him for saving his contract year (must have ran into Stanford in January)

Couple the above with the fact trading Girgs and Larssons ain’t going to cut it.

What is in your head? I’m seriously interested, not trolling.

They can't make it past the 2nd round, and especially last year, he was awful. Eventually it falls on the goalie.
- Wetbandit1

Basically the “Toronto Raptors”

Pach Is just living in the past of the Jurassic Park it’s jurassic World now

But respect

Pach, serious question for you...
How would you recommend reconstructing this team to be a bubble playoff team next year, 2018-2019?
Your points are valid, however how do you reconcile them with:
- 31st finish, at 62sh points
- 25th finish year before
- GM and Coach both said they need to get faster, not “play” faster
- guy brought in to lead and was overpaid for it, doesn’t ... in fact rumors surround him on multiple fronts including having a rift with the assumption next captain
- Dman cited as being cited player refusing to play in two systems
- winger who took off nearly 40 games ... good on him for saving his contract year (must have ran into Stanford in January)

Couple the above with the fact trading Girgs and Larssons ain’t going to cut it.

What is in your head? I’m seriously interested, not trolling.
- IonSabres

It would be a great start though

I’m kind of curious if people are going to take off from work next week For the 2 Stanley cup game 7’s

It would be a great start though
- jcragcrumple

Hopefully that happens

I told everyone this will be one of the worst contracts if we signed him

Everyone said I was overreacting
- gerbe75pts

You were, you didn't say he'd be injured.

And when he's not injured he's our 3rd best forward.

That’s a little over the top even for you.

Maybe just wish he retires
- gerbe75pts

Pot, meet kettle.