GASabresIUFAN Posted December 29, 2017 Report Posted December 29, 2017 That goal last night man. That goal last night.... No question. Quote
Crusader1969 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Posted December 29, 2017 (edited) Can we all agree that Mittelstadt will never play a second in the AHL? Wonder if he can pull off that move he did at practice on this ice? If he does the hockey world will go nuts Nope Edited December 29, 2017 by Crusader1969 Quote
LGR4GM Posted December 29, 2017 Report Posted December 29, 2017 If he's not playing an ahl year he needs 1 more year at college. Quote
darksabre Posted December 29, 2017 Report Posted December 29, 2017 If he's not playing an ahl year he needs 1 more year at college. Probably wise. Quote
Eleven Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 If he's not playing an ahl year he needs 1 more year at college. I'd prefer him in the AHL. Get used to the long season and the harder hits. Quote
Brawndo Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 If he wants to come out this year, can they send him to Rochester for their Playoffs ? Quote
Thorner Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 (edited) If he's not playing an ahl year he needs 1 more year at college. FWIW Kris Baker seems to think he's NHL bound next season likely. https://twitter.com/sabresprospects/status/946399737619648513 https://twitter.com/sabresprospects/status/946400654280593408 Also doesn't think Rochester is likely. https://twitter.com/sabresprospects/status/946410605791072256 Edited December 30, 2017 by Bjorn Borg Quote
LGR4GM Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 If he wants to come out this year, can they send him to Rochester for their Playoffs ?Yes. As soon as his college season ends he can sign Quote
LGR4GM Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 FWIW Kris Baker seems to think he's NHL bound next season likely.Seems most likely Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 Depending on how Minn season ends, he can play in Roch on a try out. Depending how that goes, jbot and Casey can determine the best plan for his future. Quote
bunomatic Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 When will Casey get his Marvel movie ? Quote
Neo Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 To the learned .... I am as excited about Mittelstadt today as I was about Eichel when Jack was drafted. Am I nuts? Quote
LGR4GM Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 To the learned .... I am as excited about Mittelstadt today as I was about Eichel when Jack was drafted. Am I nuts?No. Casey is showing more and more flashes of Eichel. Quote
Thorner Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 There's a physical element to his game that Eichel is beginning to utilize more that Casey will never have, but Casey's stickhandling is on another level from Eichel's. Both are superior playmakers, I think when Eichel is firing on all cylinders his shot gives him the edge over Casey, but who knows. Mittelstadt has been significantly more impressive at the WJC, for one. He seems to have more natural finish, too. Very soft hands in tight. I'm getting pretty excited they are both going to be Sabres. Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 Now all we have to do is draft Brady Tkachuk and we'd have a line for the ages. I disagree by the way on Casey never being physical. He reminds me of Jack 2.0 and has the physical stature to add muscle and like Jack, learn to use his body more. Minn has him listed at 6' 201lbs. If he can get the 201 lbs into muscle, he'll be impossible to move off the puck. He is hard to get the puck away from now. Quote
Thorner Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 I don't mean to say that he's never physical, but that Jack has a power forward aspect to his game I don't see Casey having. Jack is a bigger guy and I could see him having a bit of Getzlaf in him as he gets older. Quote
Huckleberry Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 (edited) Now all we have to do is draft Brady Tkachuk and we'd have a line for the ages. I disagree by the way on Casey never being physical. He reminds me of Jack 2.0 and has the physical stature to add muscle and like Jack, learn to use his body more. Minn has him listed at 6' 201lbs. If he can get the 201 lbs into muscle, he'll be impossible to move off the puck. He is hard to get the puck away from now. Him or Zadina if we can't get the two Swedish D. Slot Nylander and Reinhart to our 3rd line :p Edited December 30, 2017 by blåbär Quote
Sabre1974 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 Him or Zadina if we can't get the two Swedish D. Slot Nylander and Reinhart to our 3rd line :P If we miss out on Dahlin it would be interesting to see what route Botts decides to take. With guhle hopefully being ready next year and if kane is traded and we get more D in return do we go after a forward?? Svechnikov, Tkachuk or Zadina?? Quote
LTS Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 Middlestadt does not have the speed or the shot that Eichel has. They both have incredible hands and can put the puck on a teammates tape from seemingly anywhere be it forehand or backhand. Middlestadt does better along the boards where as Eichel uses his reach to create open ice space. Right now Team USA runs its power play through Middlestadt the same as the Sabres running it through Eichel. They are both players who drive puck possession and they do it in different ways which is what makes me very excited. It's quite possible those two will never see a line together as they can both make every one of their linemates better. Quote
North Buffalo Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 I think you underestimate Middlestadt’s speed, he show it in quck bursts and occassionally flies up the wall. He skates different than Jack, not as powerful but better quickness and turning radius. But have great sticks and Jack has a tremendous shot while Casey’s shot very accurate and is a helluv a dangler. Quote
Beer Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 I'm pumped to see this kid in a Sabres uniform . He is a highlight reel in motion. Well done JBots. Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 Him or Zadina if we can't get the two Swedish D. Slot Nylander and Reinhart to our 3rd line :P You laugh, but having them as a 3rd line would be very lethal. Maybe with Asplund as the center. (centre for our Canadian friends). Tkachuk Jack Mittelstud Bailey ROR Okposo Nylander Asplund Reinhart I could live with that top 9 Quote
Crusader1969 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 You laugh, but having them as a 3rd line would be very lethal. Maybe with Asplund as the center. (centre for our Canadian friends). Tkachuk Jack Mittelstud Bailey ROR Okposo Nylander Asplund Reinhart I could live with that top 9 Only issue is that Casey and Tkachuk are both LW. With the way Jack has been playing since Samson was moved to his RW, why not keep them together? Allows Mittelstadt to play Center. Both Eichel and Mittelstadt need the puck on their stick. If Sabres remain 2nd last (but don't land Dahlin) Tkachuk/svechnikov/zadina. Eichel Reinhart Nylander. Mittelstadt. Okposo CJ smith. ROR. Bailey Girgensons. Asplund. Baptiste Hopefully they get a NHL ready prospect for Kane to fit n there somewhere. Wouldn't mind seeing Asplund in the Ahl for a year Maybe I'll dare to dream that they trade Kane but are able to resign him? Quote
Weave Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 You laugh, but having them as a 3rd line would be very lethal. Maybe with Asplund as the center. (centre for our Canadian friends). Tkachuk Jack Mittelstud Bailey ROR Okposo Nylander Asplund Reinhart I could live with that top 9 No way Bailey is in our top 6 again for any appreciable length of time. He's another AAA guy. Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 No way Bailey is in our top 6 again for any appreciable length of time. He's another AAA guy. He is just a big, fast placeholder based on who is currently in our system. Quote
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