Quoting: GMTD
I do not know if you read the description but all of the forwards and defensemen have good possession stats and kill penalties. I wanted to put improve the goals against, show case Bogosian and Sheary, and give the kids a chance to learn the game in Rochester. I know it is a small sample but Thompson has 5 goals in just 7 games. Pilut seems to have completely lost his game since he was brought up to Buffalo. I said it at the beginning of the season, I would have kept Mittelstadt, Thompson and Pilut in Rochester as long as possible, if not the entire season. While Pilut looked really good initially, he lost it after a while. Thompson and Mittelstadt while occasionally making good plays would often look bemused on the ice. While Ullmark looked great at the start of the season, the league learned and exploited his weak points (five hole, wrap around, and low shots). I liked a lot of what I saw about Housley (always calm behind the bench, never berated the players after a game, played right handed skaters on the right and left on the left), I was very disappointed that Ristolainen's defense did not improve while Housley was the coach. I may have over rated the Sabres in these trades but this is a much better defensive team while adding Kadri adds scoring depth (he also wins nearly 55% of his faceoffs). BTW you make really good comments, unlike some of the Sabre faithful.
Yes, I read the description. I don't mind adding Tanev, but I don't really understand why you put him on the third line with McCabe? Tanev can play 20+ minutes and be a good partner for Dahlin, he is a decent defensive defender, Montour, on the contrary, is an offensive defender and does not mix well with Dahlin, IMO. I have a twofold feeling about Housley, maybe he's a good guy, but as the head coach of the NHL team, I don't know, there's a doubt. Bylsma was too hard, Housley on the contrary seems to have been too soft with the players, maybe there needs to be a balance somewhere to pricenot somewhere to praise, but I have questions not only to the Club, the coaching staff overall, the coach of the defense, the goaltenders coach. I now look at the New York islanders and see a great coach with his system, which for a couple of months one of the worst defenses in the League turned into one of the best, there is still our Lehner on fire, happy for him. Your team is not bad, but does it make sense to take two centers? I think Casey is good in the center, I see a huge potential. My opinion next season: Casey - 3C, less difficult minutes, the right partners on the wings of Casey, he's very smart, he needs to add physics, but it's completely doable in one summer. And another opinion about Olofsson, I think this guy is ready for the NHL, he is 23, he has four years of experience playing at a serious level (SHL), he has a great shot, I think he would look good on the wing of Jack or Casey, and I would share Reinhart and Eichel to better balance the lines, Sam played well in the link with ROR, just he needs a good center, Kadri for this fit.