You don't pound the table for a bottom 6 forward.

I believe their hopes for him are to add offense and clear space for guys like Cozens, Mitts, Quinn etc.
- TheSabresTaco

"Absolutely Peyton Krebs was someone we had targeted and worked extremely hard on to get in this deal,"

https://www.sportsnet.ca/...n-eichel-trade-concluded/

Oh my gosh, Send a package right now


Just keep him away from the D-zone
- DirtyDan

the griping of picking cozens over zegras was great while it lasted

If this is a make or break year for Mitts, what are the expectations for him?

75 GP
60+ points
+ player
50 pims

More importantly, players like Mitts need to solidify a role. Tage, Skinner, Tuch, and Cozens have solidified their roles.

What role is open for him, who is his direct competition and what are you looking for from him to be considered a core player?
- washedup20

Make or break for what? He's shown he can be a 60+ pt player. Shown he is responsible in his own end.

Once he was away from the boat anchor last year he took off.

"Absolutely Peyton Krebs was someone we had targeted and worked extremely hard on to get in this deal,"

https://www.sportsnet.ca/...n-eichel-trade-concluded/
- washedup20

oh i meant literally

but also, krebs was a high end prospect.

greenway has 100's of games.

the griping of picking cozens over zegras was great while it lasted
- TheSabresTaco

Forgot about that

Make or break for what? He's shown he can be a 60+ pt player. Shown he is responsible in his own end.

Once he was away from the boat anchor last year he took off.
- DirtyDan

Are you ready to sign him to extension then? What role do you see him playing?

Make or break for what? He's shown he can be a 60+ pt player. Shown he is responsible in his own end.

Once he was away from the boat anchor last year he took off.
- DirtyDan

Decent odds on Mitts + Anchor + X opening night. Traditions are important.

Decent odds on Mitts + Anchor + X opening night. Traditions are important.
- Lunaion

Not bad.

Thanks (frank)o

We already had e Johnson, so its revolutionary math.

You cant undue a guy we signed for 3 million to sign petry.
- Boss34

Very True, unfortunately

Are you ready to sign him to extension then? What role do you see him playing?
- washedup20

IMO the odds of Casey being traded are about equal to him being in top-15 Selke voting. Neither would surprise me. When I see him engaged on the ice, and he gets that fire in his (soft) belly, he has potential to be unstoppable.

the griping of picking cozens over zegras was great while it lasted
- TheSabresTaco

I remember people being more mad we didn't take Caufield. Cozens was such a force in that Hlinka tourney, I was surprised more people didn't recognize the skill he had.

yeah i assume contracts in the 1960s were

play here for $10,000 a year

ok
- TheSabresTaco

well it's not rocket science like nfl contracts

100 percent guaranteed

makar got 9 per

dahlin is next man up so somewhere north of 9

Krebs - Mitts - Quinn could be fun when the kid is back. Not a great sample size, but that line did well when together last year.

Reading is hard
- DirtyDan

so is blogging

I remember people being more mad we didn't take Caufield. Cozens was such a force in that Hlinka tourney, I was surprised more people didn't recognize the skill he had.
- QuinnFan

I feel that way about JJ from this past Worlds tournament

It is refreshing that Granato isn't pretending that Levi will be anywhere other than Buffalo this year

Are you ready to sign him to extension then? What role do you see him playing?
- washedup20

I'd give him a fair contract. Don't ask me what that looks like though.

He can play anywhere in the top 9. Like someone said here, Versatile utility player, with elite playmaking ability(I added that part). Guys got a shot that could net him 20 goals if he wanted.

5x5 ? 6x5? Im no good with #'s

I'd give him a fair contract. Don't ask me what that looks like though.

He can play anywhere in the top 9. Like someone said here, Versatile utility player, with elite playmaking ability(I added that part). Guys got a shot that could net him 20 goals if he wanted.

5x5 ? 6x5? Im no good with #'s
- DirtyDan

I think he only excels in a top 6 role, if Adams believes in him he should throw low $ with long term.

If his play remains inconsistent, next season he becomes an expensive version of skill that the prospect pool is full of.

I feel that way about JJ from this past Worlds tournament
- DirtyDan

If those were full Olympic rosters, I think you'd see a different feeling about it. But I agree, looked like the kid needed rest, as soon as he hit the ice for Germany he was on a different level.

I think he only excels in a top 6 role, if Adams believes in him he should throw low $ with long term.

If his play remains inconsistent, next season he becomes an expensive version of skill that the prospect pool is full of.
- washedup20

I think he only excelled n that top 6 role given his linemates when on line "3".

with the talent coming through he should be able to produce like he did in the top 6 on line 3 at least in the future.

Savoie-Mitts-Benson

Rosen-Mitts-Kulich

etc.

Should have 3 solid lines in the next couple years.

If those were full Olympic rosters, I think you'd see a different feeling about it. But I agree, looked like the kid needed rest, as soon as he hit the ice for Germany he was on a different level.
- QuinnFan

Arent those world teams always short of talent given it plays out during playoffs?

He holds the record for his country that hadn't been beaten since like 1950's. And Drais had played in that tourney a couple years back. I think about the same age as JJ

I think he only excelled n that top 6 role given his linemates when on line "3".

with the talent coming through he should be able to produce like he did in the top 6 on line 3 at least in the future.

Savoie-Mitts-Benson

Rosen-Mitts-Kulich

etc.

Should have 3 solid lines in the next couple years.
- DirtyDan

Talent on those combo's is there, they would get tossed around like rag dolls.

I think he only excelled n that top 6 role given his linemates when on line "3".

with the talent coming through he should be able to produce like he did in the top 6 on line 3 at least in the future.

Savoie-Mitts-Benson

Rosen-Mitts-Kulich

etc.

Should have 3 solid lines in the next couple years.
- DirtyDan

If he loses ice time and PP time to prospects, stands to reason his production will drop.

He's a very tough contract. Tweener 2nd/3rd line and C/LW. A strong year might price him out of Buffalo. A bad year might force him out of Buffalo.

Arent those world teams always short of talent given it plays out during playoffs?

He holds the record for his country that hadn't been beaten since like 1950's. And Drais had played in that tourney a couple years back. I think about the same age as JJ
- DirtyDan

Didn't used to be, but yeah that's the way now.

Looks like Drai was ppg or better for the last couple, some of that may simply come down to linemates. Germany doesn't necessarily put great teams together, this years' may have been better, I really don't know.

I remember people being more mad we didn't take Caufield. Cozens was such a force in that Hlinka tourney, I was surprised more people didn't recognize the skill he had.
- QuinnFan

OOF. Brandon. Dubinsky.