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I think his time as 1C shows that even if he is the regular 3C (or even a 3W), he is the depth the team needs at center to keep the team afloat in the event of an injury to Thompson or Cozens. You can do that and not lose sleep over it. You can't do that with Juri Kulich; not yet anyway, and he's probably a few years away from that level of maturity as a prospect. Casey can do that now and for several years to come. He's the kind of player that can step up in a tough situation; the Sabres are gonna need players like that come playoff time.

You haven't been paying attention. Mitts was the 1C going into 2021-22; injury derailed that He was supplanted by Tage and Cozens as the top line Cs He's worked his ass off at his assignments which included an extended stint at 1C when Tage was hurt and the line played well Mitts is back and he's proven it

Yes please.

I think we already have that on the roster with Cozens and Krebs And Mitts.... even though he's not a full time center but I think we'll see him playing some center when the Sabres make the playoffs.

No. At this point these are the two most obvious needs of the team. Why would you be surprised that Kevyn recognizes that?

Not sure how much people are aware, but storm chasing is big business. Some storm chasers have vehicles that are highly modified to withstand storm conditions. Today the area I live in was the highest risk area for hail in the country. It didn't come to pass but the storm chasers were out and about in the area. This one had a burger.... a couple miles west of my house.

Why? Isn't this what you've been calling for?

They have a lot of potentially good players in the pipeline. Mitts is a good player, and good at a lot of things, right now.

There's always been a d in Reinhardt. You just have to know where to look. Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

My real point is that you seem to think a small goalie can't make it in the NHL and my point was that size isn't necessarily an indicator of success. I just got too cute in saying it.

That OT winner was a nothingburger from the point. Amazing that it went in.

I cannot help. I am convuse.

I think you're convusing naive incompetence with malevolence.

Who will score the last goal of the season if they trade Mitts?

You heard me. I put the d wherever I wanted in Reinhartd.

Exactly right. Look at Eich and Reino in the playoffs. Mitts will elevate in a similar fashion, I'm convinced of it. Getting rid of him when we're just entering our playoff window would be a poor move. Also, he provides high level forward depth even while he's contributing on the 3rd line. Lose 1C or 2C for a few games and the team doesn't miss a beat with Casey at the bat.

Yeah, and Dreinhart has really become a good 2-way forward.

(I miss those early, heady days when Redinhart was still fresh and clean and I used to insert the d where I wanted in the name of Rdeinhart.)

You were criticizing Levi because he's not huge and, quoting you now, "It's not a small goalies game anymore." So if you like big goalies, UPL must be your guy, right? The point I was making, if you're still not getting is there are big goalies that aren't that good and smaller goalies that are. Have you caught up yet?

There is SO a d in Reidnhart.

No way that contract ages well.

That's basically what Kevyn did in the Eichel trade. The price was 4 1st round equivs. He ended up getting Tuch, Krebs, Östlund and second rounder. Negotiation is a subtle art and you can't blame Briere for trying.

It's always sunny there, innit?