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AKA the Sabres' 1st round pick...Casey Mittelstadt.
He's a center from Eden Prairie HS in Minnesota, who also put in time for the USHL's Green Bay Gamblers.
John Hemingway(facing certain death): I want to see Buffalo win the Super Bowl.
David Coltrane(threatening John): Nobody's going to live that long, pal.
-The John Larroquette Show, "A Dark and Stormy Night", 4/12/94
Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Casey Mittelstadt, 1998-11-22 Edina, MN, USA USA. Most recently in the undefined with Colorado Avalanche. Complete player biography and stats.
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I was going to say...is this kid 4 years down the road before he suits up for real?
Depends. I don't think he's ready to step into the NHL yet, and I'd bet Casey would agree with that assessment.
John Hemingway(facing certain death): I want to see Buffalo win the Super Bowl.
David Coltrane(threatening John): Nobody's going to live that long, pal.
-The John Larroquette Show, "A Dark and Stormy Night", 4/12/94
OK, I know the NHL isn't a weight-lifting contest, but this kid couldn't do a single pull-up and managed only one rep benching 160 lbs at the combine? Was he injured?
YardRat Wall of Fame #56 DARRYL TALLEY #29 DERRICK BURROUGHS#22 FRED JACKSON #95 KYLE WILLIAMS
OK, I know the NHL isn't a weight-lifting contest, but this kid couldn't do a single pull-up and managed only one rep benching 160 lbs at the combine? Was he injured?
“I try to work on being a hockey player. I don’t try to work on my bench press or pull-ups,” Mittelstadt told Chad Graff of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. “I want to be a hockey player and that’s what I train to do…I think it’s good to be strong, and I think there are things I can get stronger at and work on, but I don’t think being able to do a pull-up is going to make me be able to handle the puck better or be a better shooter.”
JESUS CHRIST EVEN LECTER CAN PROBABLY DO ONE PULL-UP!!
I was thinking defense also, but only two went in the top 13 picks until a mini run at 14-15-16.
This kid seems pretty skilled, would we have been better off going with somebody like Foote, Brannstrom or Valimaki? Just a disclaimer, I really don't have an opinion, I don't follow hockey prospects at all, let alone at the level I do football.
YardRat Wall of Fame #56 DARRYL TALLEY #29 DERRICK BURROUGHS#22 FRED JACKSON #95 KYLE WILLIAMS
He's not a weight room guy for sure and thus the plan to play a couple years in a top college program. 98 % of these top picks never make the NHL roster the first year and this is hardly a surprise. We need D but I'm guessing he was ranked far higher than any D-man. Vets and promotions from within is probably the immediate plan. Already acquired one from Montreal.
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