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I know nothing of Byram but looking at his stats, he doesn’t appear to be our worst defender!
jamze132 (03-07-2024)
Not sure how I feel about this. Mitts is a legit top 6 fwd and we can't afford to lose scoring, but we still need some help on defense.
The sabres are loaded with forward depth in the pipeline. It hurts losing Mittlestadt, but to address the weak defense, a quality forward had to go. Mittlestadt is probably the easiest to swallow out of all
Mittlestadts value is unlikely to ever be higher, and the Sabres have a history of holding on to valuable players past their peak value and taking less than they could have.
This move shores up the long term need for defense while opening the door for some of that young talent. .
Of course, this move comes with risk. Maybe Byram never hits his ceiling or even close to it. Maybe Mittlestadt was just a late bloomer and has more in him. Time will tell. But the Sabres have to hit on a trade like this someday. Maybe this is it?
It wouldn't shock me if Mitts becomes a superstar. Seems to be a trend for guys leaving the Sabres lately. As far as Byram, I just don't know anything about him to really comment.
It does seem to be waving the white flag on the season, which is fine by me. I'd rather prepare for the future than take the long shot that we make the playoffs this season. Even if we miraculously sneak in we'd get murdered in the first round.
This was all about next year and beyond. This move is designed to add to the core.
It's entirely possible mitts goes on to even better heights. It's also entirely possible Byram develops into the star his draft slot value is.
This very well could be a huge win for both teams.
It also shows Adams knows he fugged up and is making necessary changes to address this seasons failure.
I don't think the Sabres are done. They have people in the pipeline but no superstars there. Mittelstadt was so solid and so non-problematic. I always liked him, even in the years he could have produced more. His career was adversely affected by the dysfunction of the Sabres team. I expect he will shine in Colorado. I hope he has fun and gets his due recognition. A good guy. The Sabres problems were never due to Mittelstadt. Glad he got out. The Sabres problems are due to ownership. Fire the fat, smiling Polack.
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
He looked pretty good in his debut.
Well yeah there’s this:
https://x.com/sabreunfiltered/status...pqW9zJxr5mAG8w
He seemed to know more about the PP than anyone on the ice for the Sabres even though he just got there.
Here is what Kevyn Adams is saying about this trade:
LINKOriginally Posted by wgr550.com
jamze132 (03-10-2024)
This guy comments on a Casey Mittelstadt quote on joining the Avs:
Suggests that the reason that the Sabres keep starting every game so slow is they are unprepared at pre-game skates. Granato was apparently not a fan of how Krueger ran pre-game skate sessions.Mittelstadt on Avs: "That's probably the most I've sweat in a morning skate in a long time. Selfishly, what an opportunity for me and the team, I think. I've played against them and I hated playing against them. So definitely excited to join them and I'd love to help them win."
LINK - read the comments.
Lol I’m trying not to overthink that Mittelstadt quote but it definitely doesn’t help the running theory that the team starts slow because they aren’t well prepared for games
— Sabres Unfiltered (@SabreUnfiltered) March 8, 2024
Historian (03-09-2024)
Bowen, Cozens, Krebs & Bryson in Cancun over the All-Star Break. Was this move coming for awhile?