Confirmed Signing with Link: [BUF] Casey Mittelstadt signs extension (1 year, $874,125)

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[Thorton02]

Good for both sides. Wonder what kind of player he shows up to camp as.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Good for both sides. Wonder what kind of player he shows up to camp as.

Whatever Mittelstadt shows up as he better be ready to work if he ever wants a spot on Buffalo’s roster at some point this season.

 

[nickdawg95]

The king is back

 

[NYR94]

The king is back

 

[nickdawg95]

Kid is a total beast

 

[Kreator]

BUST

 

[East Coast Icestyle]

I'm sure he'll be that long term 2nd centre some day. Rochester needs it

 

[Mickey Marner]

A microcosm of that franchise.

I'm surprised his ELC already elapsed tbh.

 

[explore]

Send him straight to Rochester, do not pass go, do not collect $200.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

He’s trolling in that video right?

 

[SundherDome]

This is the embodiment of my everyday.

Hope he pans out, was a big believer in him in his draft year

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Worth mentioning the Sabres f***ed his development up about as badly as possible- rushed him into the NHL, left him there way too long when he clearly wasn’t ready, let his confidence take a hit, then finally sent him down 1.5 seasons in. Hopefully that’s the last embarrassingly bad move for awhile, hope it didn’t ruin Casey’s career. I’m not a huge fan, but he was there to save Housley’s and Bott’s jobs and.. a) didn’t work b) f*** them for trying to make that happen and screwing up a talented kid in the process.

Anyways, bit of a make or break year for him. I hope he has a fire under his ass and plenty of training, would be nice to see him come in with the confidence and play needed to succeed.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Worth mentioning the Sabres f***ed his development up about as badly as possible- rushed him into the NHL, left him there way too long when he clearly wasn’t ready, let his confidence take a hit, then finally sent him down 1.5 seasons in. Hopefully that’s the last embarrassingly bad move for awhile, hope it didn’t ruin Casey’s career. I’m not a huge fan, but he was there to save Housley’s and Bott’s jobs and.. a) didn’t work b) f*** them for trying to make that happen and screwing up a talented kid in the process.

Anyways, bit of a make or break year for him. I hope he has a fire under his ass and plenty of training, would be nice to see him come in with the confidence and play needed to succeed.

Who would've thunk that 30 in 34 in college wasn't a fast-track ticket into the NHL.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Who would've thunk that 30 in 34 in college wasn't a fast-track ticket into the NHL.

I worded that poorly- him starting with the Sabres wasn’t a problem, but he clearly wasn’t ready halfway through his first full season. We all saw it and felt he woulda benefited from time down with the Amerks, but management let him get his butt kicked for the rest of the season and the start of the next season before admitting the inevitable/obvious- and at that point playing over a full season above his head, ya, that’s a huge problem for his confidence and development. It wasn’t a bad risk originally, but failure to admit he wasn’t ready.. huge error.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Fun fact: this was posted today on Mitts’ Instagram.

 

[crowi]

I'm not one to shit on a player for taking some joy out of their ELC contract, but hope he is motivated to work as youth is fleeting.

 

[Hierso]

For some reason i hear a super bad cover of "Push it to the limit" in my head right now.

 

[wolfgaze]

For some reason i hear a super bad cover of "Push it to the limit" in my head right now.

I'm hearing the chorus from 'You're The Best' (Karate Kid soundtrack)

 

[Chainshot]

That’s a lot of Fortnight skins.

 

[CMayton]

He’s trolling in that video right?

No, he famously could not do a pull-up at the combine. I bet he could have done one fully rested, though!

 

[Djp]

I worded that poorly- him starting with the Sabres wasn’t a problem, but he clearly wasn’t ready halfway through his first full season. We all saw it and felt he woulda benefited from time down with the Amerks, but management let him get his butt kicked for the rest of the season and the start of the next season before admitting the inevitable/obvious- and at that point playing over a full season above his head, ya, that’s a huge problem for his confidence and development. It wasn’t a bad risk originally, but failure to admit he wasn’t ready.. huge error.

on top of that....you had the pressure of the ROR trade fallout which might have been partially motivated by Mitts playing decent post college 7 game stint.

No, he famously could not do a pull-up at the combine. I bet he could have done one fully rested, though!

that is the unknown. Did he build up his body strength. If he improved this can go a long way. He might be given a chance to start the season before going to Rochester given the uncertainty around AHL playing. They might not start till early February so keeping him in buffalo even on taxi would be the smart thing to do.

 

[DropTheGloves]

For some reason i hear a super bad cover of "Push it to the limit" in my head right now.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

This is my favourite all-time hockey pic.

Unless you count gifs, in which case it only comes 2nd to this legend:

 

[LongWayDown37]

Here’s to hopin....