‘“I love it here,” Mittelstadt said April 15 as the Sabres held end-of-season meetings in KeyBank Center. “… I feel a big sense of loyalty to this place and the guys in this room. Some of these guys, we’ve had some dark days and to see where we’re at now, I think we’re all really proud and it makes us all want to stay here and be a part of it. … Just to be with these teammates and in this group is something extremely special and something I’d like to do for a long time.”’