Guhle was one of the few players who have added size this summer, along with Justin Bailey and Alexander Nylander. Guhle said he was already closing on 200 pounds, which was the sign he hoped to reach through the training camp NHL 17 Coins.

Bailey, in the meantime, is more than 215.

"Being a bigger player last year, there were times when I would beat a guy, but maybe I would have moved a bit and would have threw away my shoes," he said. "I'm focusing on the mass, but also keeping the speed that separates me from other guys."

Casey Mittelstadt will begin his NCAA career at the University of Minnesota next season and was paired with an alum in Minnesota at Fasching. The two players were not acquainted with some of the shoes and conversations in the weight room, but Mittelstadt, a lifelong Gophers fan, saw Fasching during his college career.

"It's nice to have this," Fasching said. "He looks like a great guy, he has a great work ethic, I can not wait to play with him."

A Saber perspective we can see at Buffalo when the Junior World Championship arrives in town in December is ahead of Cliff Pu, who received an invitation to the Canada World Championship later this summer.

Pu did not even know that next year's tournament was in Buffalo, but he seemed enthusiastic to discover.

"Every time you have the chance to represent your country, it's an honor," he said. "I'm sure every guy would say it, but it's true. Young men of the world, every Canadian kid looks to grow so it would be a great honor to play here and it would just be a bonus bonus in front of Buffalo fans."