I wouldn't say we're necessarily one of the fastest teams out there, but we don't need to be. The puck has never been beaten by a player in a race, just like father time is undefeated, etc. This team needs to move the puck better, plain and simple. However, that's not going to happen with players like Hejda, Stuart, Holden, and Guenin playing regular minutes. That's why we see so many times the puck just chipped high off the glass, or flipped up the middle in the air, or a long stretch pass along the boards in order for it to be deflected into the zone for a dump-in. Our defenseman can't make passes, and it hampers our forwards immensely.
The Boston Bruins have proven for years that you don't need to have a fast team in order to play a fast brand of hockey, because they can move the puck so well. The fastest players in the league can't keep up with puck movement.
That's why, near the end of the season, if this team is still out of the playoffs, and Hejda is traded at the deadline, I'd like to see them call up all three of Siemens, Elliott, and Noreau just to see how we'd play with defenseman that could actually move the puck