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

[Mr Peabody]

Maybe I’m just sick of watching the same issues year after year but without doing a deep dive I’d trade our entire roster for any other team’s.  I don’t see a path to success.   As a team we are terrible at puck handling. 

[JP51]

Not sure where i would rank them but I  less worried about talent and more worried about the tin can these guys have in their chest 

Edited 6 hours ago by JP51

[SabreFinn]

Problem is they have talent, especially on defense,  but they are not talented in the way they should be, as in defending your own goal.