Mittelstadt Will Return to the Lineup against Colorado on February 19th.

[Brawndo]

 

[Taro T]

Interesting.  

Mittelstadt ends up centering the defensively responsible "scoring line."

Kind of expected that to be Cozens' role.

And now we have a dilemna for Saturday.  Wear the Mitts reverse retro or the blue RJ?  Tough call.

[bob_sauve28]

Any word on if Casey will be on the PP? 

[woods-racer]

Bjork and Eakin still in?

 

WHY?

The only decent play on the Bjork line last night was by his line mates.

[Taro T]

16 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

Any word on if Casey will be on the PP? 

Guessing he'd start on the 2nd unit.  Hoping it's not too long before he's on the 1st unit.  Him, Tuch, Thompson, Krebs, & Dahlin could bring back memories of the PP that had both Eichel & O'Reilly on it.  THAT was fun to watch.

[nfreeman]

4 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Guessing he'd start on the 2nd unit.  Hoping it's not too long before he's on the 1st unit.  Him, Tuch, Thompson, Krebs, & Dahlin could bring back memories of the PP that had both Eichel & O'Reilly on it.  THAT was fun to watch.

I think part of DM's psychological revival of Skinner though is putting him on the top PP unit.  I would guess that Mitts stays on the 2nd unit for a while.

[Taro T]

39 minutes ago, nfreeman said:

I think part of DM's psychological revival of Skinner though is putting him on the top PP unit.  I would guess that Mitts stays on the 2nd unit for a while.

Could be.  Just stating this kid's preference.  Though should Mittelstadt & Olofsson EVER return to close to 100%, those 2 plus Okposo could be the core of a strong 2nd unit.  (Especially if Dahlin works both units.)

[bob_sauve28]

15 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Could be.  Just stating this kid's preference.  Though should Mittelstadt & Olofsson EVER return to close to 100%, those 2 plus Okposo could be the core of a strong 2nd unit.  (Especially if Dahlin works both units.)

Or Power!! 

[breese866]

According to the above, I would substitute Jankowski for Hayden or Bjork

 

 

 

[Taro T]

9 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

Or Power!! 

True, but neither he nor Quinn is available NOW, so...

[nfreeman]

PP2 for the end of this season:

Mitts

VO

Quinn

KO

Power

 

That's kinda interesting.

[Taro T]

42 minutes ago, breese866 said:

According to the above, I would substitute Jankowski for Hayden or Bjork

 

 

 

Absolutely.  Bjork is IMHO their MOST frustrating F.  (Expecting most votes would go to Eakin, but for this kid ...)

[Norcal]

I'm gonna say something I've said three times already this season.

Good for Casey.

Hopefully he can stay healthy and start getting in on some of this development happening all around him. 

Kid has not gotten a fair shot to show what he can do since he hasn't played more than a couple games in a row without getting injured/reinjuring himself.

Let's hope this is his time!!! Lets GO Mittsy!!!!!!

[msw2112]

Casey came on very well at the end of last season under Donny's tutelage.  Let's hope he can stay healthy and show continued development.

[Zamboni]

Mitts is coming back

 

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Mittsie !!

😎👀

[French Collection]

Stay healthy for the rest of the season Mitts. This would provide all with a look at what he can bring next season. He can be a scoring threat that other teams will have to account for, instead of let those JAGs handle it all they want.

He is probably liking Okposo on his wing as they have a Minnesota background.

[JoeSchmoe]

Is Bjork-Eakin-Hayden the worst line in the National Hockey League?

[Thorner]

12 minutes ago, JoeSchmoe said:

Is Bjork-Eakin-Hayden the worst line in the National Hockey League?

 

JAGs

[Curt]

39 minutes ago, JoeSchmoe said:

Is Bjork-Eakin-Hayden the worst line in the National Hockey League?

 

Some playoff team is going to pay for the privilege of acquiring Eakin

[gilbert11]

2 hours ago, Curt said:

Some playoff team is going to pay for the privilege of acquiring Eakin

Yeah, maybe to Florida, and in return they remove their Top 10 protection on the 2022 first round pick.  😉

Edited February 19, 2022 by gilbert11