Roster Talent

[Crusader1969]

If you ranked every team by talent, including the top 3 or 4 from Rochester 

where would the Sabres Rank?  

They are missing a top end guy like MacKinnon or Eichel and they don't have a goalie you would rank in the top 25 BUT I have to think they are still a top half or the league team 

NOW those are two huge pieces (goalie and an elite forward) but I still, crazily, believe that a real GM can get things turned around pretty fast

am I alone in thinking they have a top 16 roster? 

[GASabresIUFAN]

4 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:

If you ranked every team by talent, including the top 3 or 4 from Rochester 

where would the Sabres Rank?  

They are missing a top end guy like MacKinnon or Eichel and they don't have a goalie you would rank in the top 25 BUT I have to think they are still a top half or the league team 

NOW those are two huge pieces (goalie and an elite forward) but I still, crazily, believe that a real GM can get things turned around pretty fast

am I alone in thinking they have a top 16 roster? 

Yes.  They lack any goaltending, an elite forward, playmaking centers and a top 4 defensive D.  
 

I would place their talent at 22-27. 

[thewookie1]

30 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Yes.  They lack any goaltending, an elite forward, playmaking centers and a top 4 defensive D.  
 

I would place their talent at 22-27. 

Thompson is borderline elite; you don't score 35+ year after year otherwise

Muel has been a Top 4 Defensive Dman this year and Dahlin usually has been. 

Playmaking Centers however, not really any retort

Goalies I'm ignoring because I refuse to dig through the refuse down there