UFA Cup Half Empty

Gainey says:"I think that we want to play a fast game. We don't want to be vulnerable to (tough play). We have big guys. Perhaps we can be bigger and more rugged, but I think our philosophy is: We're quick, we're exciting, we're on the attack, we play to score, we're going to play to beat you within the rules. We just need to do it a little better."Tom Benjamin wrote something a while ago (can't find the post now) stating something to the effect of this: Teams that win by playing tough don't get better by adding speed. They get better by getting tougher. Teams with speed don't get better by adding size, they get better by adding more speed. I think that's true. Play to your strengths and don't try to be everything to everyone.Gainey also said: "We'll be open to trying to find another forward. Our defence, we have some long-term sustainability."Taking his comments as a whole, they suggest he might try to add a forward of a type we already have on the team. Beyond that, I have ...