Confirmed with Link: Avs acquire Casey Mittelstadt for Bo Byram

[GirardSpinorama]

He really has been a revelation. I never thought much of him at all in minnesota (as with most of their players), but like you said he's just a perfect fit in a lot of ways - some I think we probably didn't see coming.

The physicality is key ofc. His skating is obviously really good which is the base of a player we like. I think his puck handling and decision making have been eye opening though, in this short sample. He's not a top 6 guy but he's impressed me with some of his plays with the puck, a couple great examples being his passes to Mittelstadt (touch pass at the line vs. flames, protect/drop pass a couple games ago vs rangers). Seems like a great teammate too.

Biggest thing for him is that Bednar seems to already trust him to play above his slot. I doubt any of us want him on the 2nd line as we get healthy, but I suspect there's a chance he's got some smidgen of untapped potential to be a bit more than the 4RW warm body we paid for.

Ya this guy is another pro-scouting win.

 

[Balthazar]

Bo just accepted a challenge to fight after a hit. Maybe he should have just skated away, but he's just answering the bell like countless players have before. It's not a case of him thinking he's tough or anything. They're friends and he didn't even want to fight at first.

“I honestly didn’t even think about it until after the game when I saw him,” Veleno said. “I said, ‘I’m sorry for giving you a couple of those punches in the back of the head a little bit."

“He’s a friend of mine, too. I played with him (on Canada’s 2020 World Junior team)"

"I looked up, there was no arm in the air (from a referee) and then kind of went up to him and asked if he wanted to go. At first, he kind of laid back and I didn’t really get an answer. We were kind of chit-chatting and then we dropped ‘em."

“We saw each other after the game and it’s all OK.”

Veleno is a good guy

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

Very true. I don’t think they anticipated this season from him.

While I don't think they hoped this is how Bo's season would go I think they were very well aware that his development wasn't taking off like expected. And had been working proactively to make sure they recovered value there.

 

[jabubenice]

hopefully bedner gives this nuke-casey-moose line a really good run together... if we win the cup it will be the two lines that carry us...

 

[Pokecheque]

While I don't think they hoped this is how Bo's season would go I think they were very well aware that his development wasn't taking off like expected. And had been working proactively to make sure they recovered value there.

I totally agree.

 

[the_fan]

Mitts should get better as he plays more games and gets used to the Avs system. Usually this type of big hockey trades are made in the offseason. The players get the full training camp and season with the new team and stuff, and the transition is easier

 

[Spirits]

Throwing out the possibility that both teams lost the trade...

 

[Golden Foppa]

Throwing out the possibility that both teams lost the trade...

I have confidence that Calum Ritchie will eventually ease the pain of a whiff here on a 2C.

Maybe an off-season changes things, but I have been underwhelmed with Mittlestadt. I don't like his game either. It seems like he plays a soft game and he doesn't impact games like you want from a top 6 forward and 2C.

 

[Balthazar]

Like I said in the GDT, it seems to be a conditioning and speed issue.

Dude will have to work hard next summer if he wants a future with the Avs.

He wants to play a slow east-west game...that isn't going to happen under Bednar.

The good news is Drouin used to be like that too.

 

[BobRossColton]

Yeah I'm still giving Casey the benefit of the doubt, this was probably a move that should've been done with at least 30+ games remaining.

 

[cinchronicity]

To this day, Mitss has not played with the same 2 wingers for two games in a row. Before we get the pitchforks and torches out, let's allow him a proper training camp and off-season. What he has shown is a very high hockey IQ and sublime passing. He is coming from a system that could not be more different than the Avs.

I've only been here for 8 years or so, but I still cannot recall a single trade (or FA acquisition) in which this forum was pleased.

 

[NorthernAvsFan]

Like I said in the GDT, it seems to be a conditioning and speed issue.

Dude will have to work hard next summer if he wants a future with the Avs.

He wants to play a slow east-west game...that isn't going to happen under Bednar.

The good news is Drouin used to be like that too.

Who says Bednar is going to be here next year?

 

[Golden Foppa]

Who says Bednar is going to be here next year?

We all know the front office isn't firing him until it's extremely long overdue and blatantly obvious that it's past the time to make the move.

 

[Pokecheque]

Are people seriously complaining about HIS play in the last two games!?

 

[The Merchant]

To this day, Mitss has not played with the same 2 wingers for two games in a row. Before we get the pitchforks and torches out, let's allow him a proper training camp and off-season. What he has shown is a very high hockey IQ and sublime passing. He is coming from a system that could not be more different than the Avs.

I've only been here for 8 years or so, but I still cannot recall a single trade (or FA acquisition) in which this forum was pleased.

Does that mean we should be calling him Newchene instead?

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Best to evaluate Mitts next season. Some players take time to adjust and so far he has played with different wingers game to game.

 

[MacKaRant]

Throwing out the possibility that both teams lost the trade...

We'll only know who lost the trade when we see what their next contracts look like. Both could be cap killers.

 

[Grigowski]

We all know the front office isn't firing him until it's extremely long overdue and blatantly obvious that it's past the time to make the move.

Getting swept by the Jets after Round 1 could fasten some things......

 

[missionAvs]

Does that mean we should be calling him Newchene instead?

Damn that's a good one but I still prefer MittelJost for the time being. Newchene is very good though. Hoping we get a player soon that we can use that on.

 

[CharlesPuck]

Can we trade him back? Dude stinks

 

[Chiarelli]

Can't tell if he needs more games to adjust or is just a bad fit. How do you allocate significant cap to him at this point?

 

[dahrougem2]

Mittelstadt was fine yesterday. 55% corsi on ice, 8-2 shots for, on for a goal, 0 against, 5 chances for to 4 against, 3 high danger chances to 0 against.

He disappeared in the 3rd like the rest of the team but he did everything you could hope for out of a 2C yesterday.

Keep that 2nd line together against Edmonton. They seemed to build a little chemistry yesterday.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Can't tell if he needs more games to adjust or is just a bad fit. How do you allocate significant cap to him at this point?

I mean you could give him the same wingers for more than 15 minutes. That would certainly help.

 

[S E P H]

Mittelstadt has been fine, but I think people are expecting too much from him. He's a player who has elite skills, but is not an elite player himself. It's the same reason why I wasn't calling this trade amazing by any stretch because Casey has brilliant playmaking ability, but tends to disappear too much at times in games. I still like him, but don't expect anything higher than a PPG season out of him (at the very best) because he was overrated during his draft year.

 

[Bender]

Getting swept by the Jets after Round 1 could fasten some things......

Seatbelts?