Buffalo Sabres send leading scorer Casey Mittelstadt to Colorado

Buffalo Sabres send leading scorer Casey Mittelstadt to Colorado

Meanwhile yeah Colorado wasn’t done there it was their Stanley Cup winning defenseman Bowen Byrum traded from Colorado to Buffalo heading west is Center Casey middlest the sabes were in Toronto for tonight’s game against the Leafs this is a very interesting move do you want to go first here week see I do

I do and KT to your point it’s a very interesting move and I’m going to tell you why when you look at Buffalo’s team right we look at all those the young talent and everybody’s like it’s tuck it’s power it’s all these different guys

D and and deservedly so and I said a few weeks ago Casey Middle’s the odd man out like he doesn’t have a contract extension all those other young players had a contract extension so it was interesting to me and breaking this word today because I didn’t see Bowen Byron

As being somebody on the move from Colorado and now they go ahead and they the the ABS address their 2C their second line Center spot so yeah in full transparency is a bunch of crap because I was on the phone with weekie actually today I hung up the phone and I saw week

See post a video seconds later so you didn’t even tell me about it before you went live with this but hey you know you talk about how he slots in there this one surprised me I I not that not that I don’t like Casey midd I think he’s got a

Bright future I like his game but I really like Bo byon and I just didn’t think it if for some way shape or form I thought over the last number of years that it would probably be Samuel Gerard that would be the guy that and that’s

The name that we heard out there a lot and that’s no knock for Samuel Gerard they just had an abundance of skill on their back end um the Byron one now in Buffalo Ian they’ve got power Dalene bym Sam I mean Samuel like I mean this is incredible what they’re building I

Don’t know because you got left-hand shots they can certainly play on their offside one of them is probably going to have to uh maybe that’s Rasmus Dalene but you got first overall first overall fourth overall I mean they’re building something here in building something but how rattled are you if you’re Bo bym

Today and you get traded from the Colorado Avalanche who are you know in the convers ation every season lately and you go to Buffalo it’s part of the trade game I know but no no no that’s a fair question that’s a fair question cuz you’re on a cup contending Cup winning

Team now you’re going to the Sabers now listen Sabers fans amazing love their game I like the way the Sabres are trending as a team but the reality is to the other part of your question I got to start seeing some Traction in Buffalo yeah this can’t be a Perpetual rebuild

We got to start seeing some traction I like the piece this is huge but they start they have to start pushing and they’ve been better of late which I like to see their fans deserve to see them in the playoffs man so maybe he’s a little

Bit rattled by that from that stpoint KT see here’s the thing that I would be rattled at a little bit if I was listen it’s it’s an honor to play in the National Hockey League is still young he has that cup already so you’re going to you know you’re you’re appreciative of

That but he’s also been playing behind some pretty fantastic defenseman and probably hasn’t had all the looks and opportunities that he thinks he should have at Fourth overall pick and what he’s done now he’s going to Buffalo there’s no guarantee he’s going to get those either behind rasma stalen and

Owen power you know what I mean so I I wonder and I know this just happened and I do love bo bym uh I wonder if down the road this is something that they end up flipping somewhere else you know what I mean like I just down the road is in the

Next 40 48 hours no no no no I don’t mean like the like what you saying there that’s down the the Avenue I’m talking like way down the highway like like eventually they’re going to have to figure point but but also how much money can you have how much money can you have

Tied up in your back end you know Dal and and Power going to have an absolute they already do and he’s up for a deal too so yeah I I don’t know I’m really it’s a weird fit but it’s a great player I’d love to have Bo Byron on my team but

I we’ll see where this kind of goes in the future right sorry just quickly just the Casey middle stad I’m happy for him too because it was a long road for him as a young pick and a lot was expected of him and you’re in the group with all

Those good young forwards I think this might even take his game to the next level going to Colorado they need that next wave because this been the team the team that’s all in and and this is the next youth kind of coming up underneath not not that young but you know younger

Compared to some of their other guys on that roster

The Buffalo Sabres traded forward Casey Mittelstadt to the Colorado Avalanche for 2022 Stanley Cup champion defenseman Bowen Byram. NHL Now discusses what the move means for each team.

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