WildCard Posted August 3, 2017 Author Report Posted August 3, 2017 Still think one of Nylander or Reinhart get traded Quote
Sabres Fan in NS Posted August 3, 2017 Report Posted August 3, 2017 Still think one of Nylander or Reinhart get traded I don't think so. So far, at least, JBOT seems to be very adept at turning nothing into something when addressing the team's biggest need on D. Quote
Mustache of God Posted August 3, 2017 Report Posted August 3, 2017 How many pushups can Middlestat do? Quote
woods-racer Posted August 3, 2017 Report Posted August 3, 2017 How many ###### pushups can Middlestat do? About one tenth the number on the sweater that Rip will give him? Or is this a rhetorical question? Quote
Sabres Fan in NS Posted August 3, 2017 Report Posted August 3, 2017 About one tenth the number on the sweater that Rip will give him? Or is this a rhetorical question? 6.7 pushups, eh? Hoo hah!! Quote
DarthEbriate Posted August 3, 2017 Report Posted August 3, 2017 I'm still advocating we blare this on the PA whenever Innenstadt Mittlelstadt scores. Quote
pi2000 Posted August 3, 2017 Report Posted August 3, 2017 Still think one of Nylander or Reinhart get traded same Quote
Weave Posted August 3, 2017 Report Posted August 3, 2017 Still think one of Nylander or Reinhart get traded What need do you expect they will move him to fill? Quote
WildCard Posted August 3, 2017 Author Report Posted August 3, 2017 What need do you expect they will move him to fill? Defense, a different type of winger. Quote
LGR4GM Posted August 4, 2017 Report Posted August 4, 2017 http://buffalonews.com/2017/08/03/casey-mittelstadt-bringing-offense-team-usa/ There are no games on Thursday and Team USA is off. They will play Finland at 4 p.m. on Friday and meet Canada in the showcase finale at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Quote
ct fab Posted August 4, 2017 Report Posted August 4, 2017 Still think one of Nylander or Reinhart get traded They won't be moving either. Both can play wing, which is a need on this team (especially LW). A lot of hate for Reinhart, a guy with 50+ points as a 20/21 year old. And if Nylander follows the trajectory his brother William Did, he'll have a breakout year in 2018/2019 Quote
LGR4GM Posted August 4, 2017 Report Posted August 4, 2017 They won't be moving either. Both can play wing, which is a need on this team (especially LW). A lot of hate for Reinhart, a guy with 50+ points as a 20/21 year old. And if Nylander follows the trajectory his brother William Did, he'll have a breakout year in 2018/2019 Sam Reinhart's max point total is 47 thus far in his career. While I believe he will get 50+ this year, that statement isn't correct. Quote
woods-racer Posted August 4, 2017 Report Posted August 4, 2017 6.7 pushups, eh? Hoo hah!! Almost seven seems about right. These are real push-ups, none of that knees on the floor stuff! Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted August 4, 2017 Report Posted August 4, 2017 Mittelstadt has dominated at the Jr showcase. He'll be on the World Jr team in Buffalo from 12/26/17 to 1/5/2018. If he plays well there, he'll probably be asked to play in the Olympics as well. The Olympic Tourney is 2/10/18 to 2/25/18. There are also usually some pre-tourney events and games. Gohper hockey goes from 10/1/17 to 2/24/2018 with the Big Ten tourney 3/2/18 to 3/17/18 and the NCAA Tourney 4/5/18 to 4/7/18. So here is my question. I'm sure Jbot wouldn't mind Casey getting tons of International experience, but will the Gophers let him leave the team for a month to play in the Olympics right in the heart of their season? The Gophers have a 34 game season. He'd only miss 2 games for the World Jrs. If playing in the Olympics he'd miss at least the last 6 games of the season (all conference) and maybe the last 9. The bottomline is that Casey could miss 1/3 of the Gophers season. I don't think they'll allow one of the their best players to go awol for that long. Thoughts? Quote
LGR4GM Posted August 4, 2017 Report Posted August 4, 2017 Mittelstadt has dominated at the Jr showcase. He'll be on the World Jr team in Buffalo from 12/26/17 to 1/5/2018. If he plays well there, he'll probably be asked to play in the Olympics as well. The Olympic Tourney is 2/10/18 to 2/25/18. There are also usually some pre-tourney events and games. Gohper hockey goes from 10/1/17 to 2/24/2018 with the Big Ten tourney 3/2/18 to 3/17/18 and the NCAA Tourney 4/5/18 to 4/7/18. So here is my question. I'm sure Jbot wouldn't mind Casey getting tons of International experience, but will the Gophers let him leave the team for a month to play in the Olympics right in the heart of their season? The Gophers have a 34 game season. He'd only miss 2 games for the World Jrs. If playing in the Olympics he'd miss at least the last 6 games of the season (all conference) and maybe the last 9. The bottomline is that Casey could miss 1/3 of the Gophers season. I don't think they'll allow one of the their best players to go awol for that long. Thoughts? It is very rare for a college to keep their student athletes from competing in the Olympics. Quote
sabre snipe Posted August 4, 2017 Report Posted August 4, 2017 It is very rare for a college to keep their student athletes from competing in the Olympics. While having no idea what their actual policy is, if they were to keep an athlete from competing for his country in the olympics because he would miss 6 games of a freshman season, well then shame on them. Olympics are much bigger than college hockey and if he competes and does well it will actually gain exposure for their program, and id expect they realize that. Who knows if he would ever get a shot to play in the olympics again Quote
Thorner Posted August 4, 2017 Report Posted August 4, 2017 While having no idea what their actual policy is, if they were to keep an athlete from competing for his country in the olympics because he would miss 6 games of a freshman season, well then shame on them. Olympics are much bigger than college hockey and if he competes and does well it will actually gain exposure for their program, and id expect they realize that. Who knows if he would ever get a shot to play in the olympics again Yup. If Casey is asked to play, and wants to play in the Olympics, he'll be there. Quote
Brawndo Posted August 4, 2017 Report Posted August 4, 2017 Nice article on him https://www.nhl.com/news/sabres-mittelstadt-making-impact-at-world-junior-summer-showcase/c-290589750?tid=281266438 Quote
Brawndo Posted August 6, 2017 Report Posted August 6, 2017 Per Cory Pronman USA's World Junior GM Jim Johansson said Ryan Poehling (MTL), Casey Mittelstadt (BUF) and Adam Fox (CGY) were the standout performers to him for the WJC camp. Also mentioned Dylan Samberg (WPG) as a player who elevated his game above expectations. Wonder if this increases his Olympic Chances? A good WJCs could put him over the top. Quote
3putt Posted August 6, 2017 Report Posted August 6, 2017 (edited) Middlestadt was noticeable almost every shift. His defensive awareness is exceptional. And he makes high end plays look routine. Edited August 6, 2017 by 3putt Quote
LGR4GM Posted August 6, 2017 Report Posted August 6, 2017 Anyone else notice Luukonen got rocked? Quote
Eleven Posted August 6, 2017 Report Posted August 6, 2017 Anyone else notice Luukonen got rocked? His coach noticed; he was benched for the third game. Quote
Eleven Posted August 7, 2017 Report Posted August 7, 2017 Here are Mittelstadt's highlights from the tournament: https://streamable.com/s/qyyzy/efxyqy Quote
ParkMeadow Posted August 8, 2017 Report Posted August 8, 2017 I know someone else has probably said this, but watching these highlights reinforces the impression I formed the first time I watched Mittelstadt: His style of skating and playmaking is very Patrick Kane-like. Here's hoping he avoids cabs and takes Uber, or better yet, his own private driver! Quote
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