Ok... i like the idea...
but is that realistic?

Teams just don’t seem to do that
- jdfitz77

The PA should sue the league for collusion on that.

I'm serious

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

We are adding 3 or 4 “core” pieces this year
Mittelstadt
Top4 pick
Guhle
Ullmark

Don’t u think that’s gonna help quite a bit?


Plus...
Rodrigues, Bailey, Baptiste, Nylander?
Now,
maybe these guys are only depth
But they will at the very least add SPEED to the lineup
And do have potential to score some goals

Nelson should also help defensively too


So even without doing anything major,
this team should make strides

The PA should sue the league for collusion on that.

I'm serious
- jcragcrumple

They probably could

The NHL is heading into that direction can't you see the the evolution that is occurring ?

Those teams like the LA Kings back in the day are fizzling case and point us we tried building our team like the LA Kings
- gerbe75pts

I 100% agree with the concept of becoming a fast team. But Toronto is getting blown out of the water right now by a heavier Boston team. Yes Bergeron, Marchand and Pasternak can fly. But guys like McQuaid, Chara, Backes still hold spots on the roster. LA is fizzling out becuase their core is flawed. Brown still stinks and nobody other then Kopitar are doing anything in this series

it's complicated



- homiedclown

I 100% agree with the concept of becoming a fast team. But Toronto is getting blown out of the water right now by a heavier Boston team. Yes Bergeron, Marchand and Pasternak can fly. But guys like McQuaid, Chara, Backes still hold spots on the roster. LA is fizzling out becuase their core is flawed. Brown still stinks and nobody other then Kopitar are doing anything in this series
- Pegullaville

Thing is though, is all of Boston’s best players are excellent skaters

Pastrnak
Bergeron
Marchand
McAvoy
Nash

The exception is Chara, who’s a HOF’er.

Boston can still skate with the best of them

I 100% agree with the concept of becoming a fast team. But Toronto is getting blown out of the water right now by a heavier Boston team. Yes Bergeron, Marchand and Pasternak can fly. But guys like McQuaid, Chara, Backes still hold spots on the roster. LA is fizzling out becuase their core is flawed. Brown still stinks and nobody other then Kopitar are doing anything in this series
- Pegullaville

Boston isn't slow and Toronto's core guys the ones with speed are MIA

When your studs don't show up you're going to have a bad time

Vegas is faster than LA

Thing is though, is all of Boston’s best players are excellent skaters

Pastrnak
Bergeron
Marchand
McAvoy
Nash

The exception is Chara, who’s a HOF’er.

Boston can still skate with the best of them
- sbroads24

Yup!

That's nice, but that's not what that GIF was. If you're going to use GIFs from movies you should know the context.
- Wetbandit1

Damn wetbandits did a girl dump you..

Jesus

I thought it was Zadina all the way? Losing some confidence after Central Scouting's report?
- Wetbandit1

No lol I love Zadina and already said he’s going to turn heads at worlds

There no loser here You have two franchise wingers only difference is one is blazing fast

when?
- Michael Pachla

Did you say one time holy poop he needs to go back to AHL ?

He’s so fast you don’t even notice him out there.
- washedup20

Lol

Heat better not (frank)ing around this time just kill them And step on their throat’s

The nba playoffs has been pretty close which is shocking The matchups have been very good

Thing is though, is all of Boston’s best players are excellent skaters

Pastrnak
Bergeron
Marchand
McAvoy
Nash

The exception is Chara, who’s a HOF’er.

Boston can still skate with the best of them
- sbroads24

Not the games I'm watching. He looks a step behind to me.

Not the games I'm watching. He looks a step behind to me.
- SabreWest

Maybe the other Nash

Maybe the other Nash
- gerbe75pts

Never looked this up, how do they handle it on their jerseys?

Ril. Nash?

Never looked this up, how do they handle it on their jerseys?

Ril. Nash?
- jcragcrumple

I think they both just have Nash not sure tbh

I’m cooking a turkey today no it’s not a Tofurkey Lol

Never looked this up, how do they handle it on their jerseys?

Ril. Nash?
- jcragcrumple

They both have "Nash"

I regular www.uni-watch.com and they touched base on this topic.

I’m cooking a turkey today no it’s not a Tofurkey Lol
- gerbe75pts

Thanksgiving dinner is my fav

Thanksgiving dinner is my fav
- jdfitz77

Yeah it's awesome ..




side note : my brother is at the game here's hoping a boston fan hits him in the face

Players in Caps are new from last year’s starting lineup

E ROD - Eichel - Okposo
WILSON - O’Reilly - Reinhart
NYLANDER - MITTELSTADT - Pominville
BAILEY - O’REGAN - BAPTISTE

DAHLIN - Ristolainen
Scandella - Bogosian/McCabe
GUHLE - NELSON
Antipin

ULLMARK
(FA GOALIE)


I realize that there’s still holes there,
and that that lineup isn’t ideal

But that is SIGNIFICANT change imo

Brings A LOT of SPEED into the lineup
And enough skill where we can actually hope to see lines 3 & 4 scoring regularly

Plus,
Our goaltending was so mediocre last year that i think we can assume whatever tandem we go with next year will be better


Not a FINISHED PRODUCT
But moving in the right direction

Yeah it's awesome ..




side note : my brother is at the game here's hoping a boston fan hits him in the face
- gerbe75pts

My Family is big on Turkey dinners
We usually do it once a month

You kind of got me thinking, what are the top 10 Sabres trade assets? There's a couple I wouldn't want to move, but the list really gets thin at the end.

Jack
#1 pick
Casey
Risto
RoR
Sam
Guhle
Nylander
#2 pick
Scandella? Asplund?
- Lunaion

McCabe > 2nd
E rod> 2nd ?
Girgs = 2nd ???
Bailey , baptiste, ulmark?