Player Discussion Casey Mittelstadt (2017, 8th) #37 - Part III

[Chainshot]

how and why would Housley/Krueger choose who to call up from Rochester?

They don't.

 

[OkimLom]

They don't.

agree.

 

[Icicle]

Botterill: 'We're disappointed we're not in the playoff run right now'

 

[Washed Up 29YearOld]

Not a natural center, he can be a top six player if he's developed as a winger. He'd be so much more productive. jst my imo

 

[Dirty Dog]

Botterill: 'We're disappointed we're not in the playoff run right now'

That is from last season

 

[OkimLom]

Botterill: 'We're disappointed we're not in the playoff run right now'

"I'm in discussion with Phil, and Phil is in discussion with his coaching staff, and there is always communication about what the lineup is going to be. The coach will, obviously, make the final decision but there's always communication on that."

Said LINEUP, which means the guys that are dressing that are up on the main roster that Jason handles.

That doesn't mean personnel moves with callups and send downs.

 

[Revelate]

I've see a majority of his games since he went down. The good news is there has been meaningful improvement. Positionally he's much better in both zones. I've seen him around the blue paint in the O-Zone more in the past month than his entire time in Buffalo. He's made two pass breakups tonight in front of his own net that prevented grade-a chances. He's doing that more consistently now. He's also doing a much better job of keeping his feet moving.

The one thing that holds him back, even at the AHL level is skating. I don't think this is fatal, but it has to be the focus of his offseason. I don't really give a shit about him looking like a bean pole in the upper body. He's never going to out muscle people and he's good enough with his stick for it not to matter. But he need to add just a fraction of explosiveness to his skating. Not dramatic, but he's needs just that little bit more.

Unbelievable assist as I type this.

 

[Revelate]

not even sure if this is advisable, but wow.

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

I've see a majority of his games since he went down. The good news is there has been meaningful improvement. Positionally he's much better in both zones. I've seen him around the blue paint in the O-Zone more in the past month than his entire time in Buffalo. He's made two pass breakups tonight in front of his own net that prevented grade-a chances. He's doing that more consistently now. He's also doing a much better job of keeping his feet moving.

The one thing that holds him back, even at the AHL level is skating. I don't think this is fatal, but it has to be the focus of his offseason. I don't really give a **** about him looking like a bean pole in the upper body. He's never going to out muscle people and he's good enough with his stick for it not to matter. But he need to add just a fraction of explosiveness to his skating. Not dramatic, but he's needs just that little bit more.

Unbelievable assist as I type this.

Hopefully it's still mostly his body and conditioning as that's easier to fix than becoming a faster skater.

 

[Chainshot]

This is pretty slick. He's starting to look a bit better. There is a lot there to improve, but there are signs he's starting to turn it around.

 

[Tatanka]

Hopefully it's still mostly his body and conditioning as that's easier to fix than becoming a faster skater.

It is his choppy stride. It isn't efficient and doesn't create power. It is also less quick in short bursts. A good coach can fix what needs fixing.

 

[sabresnyper]

not even sure if this is advisable, but wow.

He looked awful before then. I was there and it was just terrible. Kid has absolutely no drive. None.

 

[joshjull]

how and why would Housley/Krueger choose who to call up from Rochester?

Right?

 

[joshjull]

He looked awful before then. I was there and it was just terrible. Kid has absolutely no drive. None.

I’ve watched parts of about 5 Amerks games in the last couple weeks and I don’t get this take at all.

 

[Revelate]

He looked awful before then. I was there and it was just terrible. Kid has absolutely no drive. None.

I watched the whole thing and I just didn’t see any of that. Don’t know what to say other than that.

 

[sabresnyper]

I’ve watched parts of about 5 Amerks games in the last couple weeks and I don’t get this take at all.

I watched the whole thing and I just didn’t see any of that. Don’t know what to say other than that.

I was there tonight and just reported what I saw. Maybe in previous games he looked better. I did not like his game tonight.

 

[joshjull]

I was there tonight and just reported what I saw. Maybe in previous games he looked better. I did not like his game tonight.

Thats fair enough. But saying he has no drive is quite an indictment that goes beyond that. It implies he’s a lazy bum.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Our boy is starting to get his confidence back. Him silencing the crowd is that attitude that he use to have at UMN and early on in the NHL. Love it

 

[tsujimoto74]

Seems like he's been producing at a pretty good clip lately. 1 point in his first 5 AHL games, 16 in 20 since.

 

[GOALOFSSON]

I'm obviously already giddy about the team's future, Mitts being useful makes things even better.

 

[Der Jaeger]

If Mittelstadt finds his groove, then the team future is far better, obviously. I don’t know what the team observed which showed them he was ready to be an NHL 2C this early in his career. Glad his development seems to be back on track.

 

[OkimLom]

Casey has a ways to go. He’s on his way to become an average NHL player based on what I’ve seen, but he was drafted to be much more than just any average NHL player. We as an organization can’t be satisfied with just “good enough”. Once we get to that point, we stall out on development and hurt our team immensely. It’s what happened with Reinhart and I fear it will be what happens with Mittelstadt. I fear this management will see improvement with average results for Casey and will bring him back up with much development still on the table.

 

[Revelate]

Casey has a ways to go. He’s on his way to become an average NHL player based on what I’ve seen, but he was drafted to be much more than just any average NHL player. We as an organization can’t be satisfied with just “good enough”. Once we get to that point, we stall out on development and hurt our team immensely. It’s what happened with Reinhart and I fear it will be what happens with Mittelstadt. I fear this management will see improvement with average results for Casey and will bring him back up with much development still on the table.

I don't see a scenario where he comes up the rest of the year. Then he'll have a huge offseason and we'll see where he's at.

 

[OkimLom]

I don't see a scenario where he comes up the rest of the year. Then he'll have a huge offseason and we'll see where he's at.

for me, I want to see him Rochester next year as well, and I don’t have much confidence in Mittelstadt doing what is needed to take that big of a step from where he is now in one offseason.

He’s proven twice now he’s put minimal effort in improving his game in the offseason at times where the very best opportunities were given to him. This past offseason many criticisms came about his offseason workouts, with many fans making excuses for him, and the critics said we would see where he’s at. Well, here we are. Sadly I have to default to him not taking his offseasons seriously until proven otherwise.

 

[Chainshot]

for me, I want to see him Rochester next year as well, and I don’t have much confidence in Mittelstadt doing what is needed to take that big of a step from where he is now in one offseason.

He’s proven twice now he’s put minimal effort in improving his game in the offseason at times where the very best opportunities were given to him. This past offseason many criticisms came about his offseason workouts, with many fans making excuses for him, and the critics said we would see where he’s at. Well, here we are. Sadly I have to default to him not taking his offseasons seriously until proven otherwise.

It is possible that he put in the best summer of work that he’s ever put in and he still had so far to come to improve his strength and cardio. Hopefully being sent down has that impact of bringing some humility and desire for it never happened again at plants his ass in the gym all summer.