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  2. Has Casey Mittelstadt changed any minds?

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    I like him - he appears like he truly wants to be a part of this.  That’s important especially since he came up thru the dark ages with this organization. 

    I dont think this is relevant. Would you be saying this if Bryson also echoed that same sentiment? Olofsson? 
     

    He seems to be playing a grittier game.  Good solid bottom 6 guy you should have at a good cost - with top 6 potential.  
     

    He is just another guy. Bottom 6 guys are a dime a dozen. Top 6 potential is highly debatable, and his penchant for making critical mistakes is still evident. There's a reason Granato went with Quinn on the first line and not Mittlestadt. They tried that earlier on and it didn't work. I will agree that he has gotten slightly better, but not enough to think he needs or should stay. His career high in goals is 10, which is not good enough. There's no way any of our top prospects can't match 10 goals. I'd bet Savoie does that in his first season provided he plays enough games. Quinn already has 12, 2 more that Mittlestatds career high (lol) and he's a rookie. Quinn is already better

    40 points - only a minus 9.  I’m pleased.  

    Not a good benchmark to go by when only Olofsson and Bryson have a worse +/-. Minus 9 is minus 9. Not good when the team you play on is known for going bezerk in the goal scoring department. 

    I dont mind the perceived value some think to seem hes gained. Makes him easier to trade. He's another failed pick of the Alex Nylander type. I wouldn't be surprised if Nylander turned out how Mittlestadt is now had he'd been given the same opportunities. 

    Hope Adams trades him this offseason. Goodbye, Middlingstats 

  3. Are the Sabres out of the running for the playoffs?

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    Just now, Taro T said:

    They don't have a lot of OT losses because they usually win in OT.  They are actually very good in OT.

    Extra OT losses only help if they were the result of games that they otherwise would've lost in regulation.  Failing to win the games that they'd gotten to OT don't help at all.

    That's my entire point. The game yesterday is a huge example 

  4. Are the Sabres out of the running for the playoffs?

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    They don't have enough overtime losses

    From what I recall over the past several years, teams that get in the final spot typically have a fair amount of overtime losses 

    Buffalo and Ottawa are probably done. Each sit at only 4 OT losses and it's pretty late into the season. If I had to pick a single team to catch and pass either Pittsburgh or NYI, I'd pick Florida 

    That said, a winning streak, even a small one, puts the Sabres back in it. If they're going to lose, it has to be in overtime. That Islanders goal is especially tough. The Sabres were being heavily outplayed but the loser point would have been huge 

    Time for the Sabres to go on a 5 game winning streak. Now or never. But if they lose, they better make sure its in overtime 

     

  13. Has Casey Mittelstadt changed any minds?

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    1 minute ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

    Are you and TageMVP brothers? 

    The assists question has been raised many times.  The goal scorers that can score off of feeds but also can create opportunities for themselves, like TnT and Quinn are the most valuable of all, but if you ask me if I want a guy like Casey over a guy like VO, I'd take Casey in a second.  Ask Ovie how valuable Kuznetsov is.  Ask the guys who played with Adam Oates how valuable he was.

    He's my Dad 

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  15. Has Casey Mittelstadt changed any minds?

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    Just now, TRIP65 said:

    70 pts come from Cozens, Quinn, Krebs, etc... Not Kulich, Savoie, they are your rookies at 20-40 pts

    But I will bet Kulich or Savoie get to 30 goals before Middlestat does.

    Lol Middlingstats will never get to 30 goals. He's not that type of player

    He might, maybe, get to 20 goals sometime in the next 10 years 

  19. Has Casey Mittelstadt changed any minds?

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    Posted · Edited by TageMVP

    I'd still trade him 

    Seems like his likely ceiling in goals is only going to be about 20 

    While he does seem to be better in some aspects, he still makes headscratching plays 

    He's very average to me. And he will desire an extension. No thanks. He's like a Jochen Hecht, but worse 

  20. Should we be worried about next year?

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    Just now, dudacek said:

    One truism in hockey is that a career year is often followed with some backsliding.

    This year is just another case where Tage Thompson is the exception that proves the rule.

    Our best players — Thompson, Dahlin, Skinner, Tuch, Cozens and Mittelstadt — are all having career years, and by a significant margin.

    Tell me why we shouldn't we be worried about some serious regression.

    None of them are considered "old" yet 

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