So Mittlestadt for Sutter and Virtanen was approved by someone here? Nice. Sold!
Not so fast.
Sutter's been a solid two-way guy these playoffs for us, and of course Buffalo would want him as a throw-in to stabilize things behind Jack (he'd hold down your 3rd line and insulate Cozens if needed, or he could be a matchup 2nd line center, bumping MarJo from the middle where he's been an awful 40% at the dot).
While Vancouver is solid down the middle with Pete, Bo and Gaudette, given his play I don't think Sutter would be a throwaway, but a team on the rise (or with holes) would probably find value in him with cap retained.
Also, for all his potential, Mittlestadt's season was the reverse of Virtanen's (Jake had career bests in points, Casey was in single digits). What was the reason for Casey's decline? Injury, mismanagement, poor linemates, bad luck or something else? That would be important to know before a decision like this if I was the GM, because at least on paper he's starting to look like a Puljujarvi/ Lias Andersson, and it'd be terrible to buy high on a possible dud for two roster pieces.