That was a good post. That said:
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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
Fast? NO
This team is actually kind of slow, slow players up and down the line up. Slow on the forecheck, slow on the backcheck, slow on puck pursuits, not a lot of breakaway speed either minus Gaudreau
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Dube, Bennett, Backlund, and Mangiapane are all pretty fast. Playing Bennett on the wing takes most of his speed away, and starting Dube in the offensive zone so much takes most of his speed away too, though.
The team's decision to not play fast players they have available like Kylington, Phillips, and Zavgorodniy is certainly something we should be taking exception to, though.
I think this team "could" be fast - extremely fast. Much like the 2016 Penguins prior to a multitude of callups and a coaching change though, we've handicapped ourselves.