Posts About "Casey Mittelstadt"
Sabres West Coast Swing Shows Signs of Success
October 25th, 2018 The Buffalo Sabres returned home early Monday morning having won three out of five games on the west coast. The two losses suffered during the up-and-down road trip were sandwiched between a shutout win against the Arizona Coyotes and a sweep in Southern California. The team showed a level of spirit, grit, and resolve that leads to wins....
Buffalo Sabres Prospect Pyramid
September 27th, 2018 As the availability of hockey news and statistics continues to grow, fans have been able to track the progress of their team's top prospects more efficiently. As a result, writers across the league release hundreds of numerical prospect rankings every year. While these articles tend to inspire healthy discussion, they don't necessarily...
Sabres Forwards: Who’s In & Who’s Out
September 18th, 2018 To say that the Buffalo Sabres require a lot of change and a lot of work to become a competitive playoff team isn’t too much different from saying that a fifth-grader in remedial English requires a lot of change and a lot of work to become a Harvard graduate. Sophomore general manager Jason Botterill promised sweeping change born...
5 Surprising Sabres Season Predictions
September 12th, 2018 With the NHL Prospects Challenge in the rear-view mirror and training camp just around the corner, there is plenty of renewed optimism in western New York. General manager Jason Botterill vowed changes to the roster, and he hopes, to the culture of the team and the attitude in the locker room. The Sabres once proud tradition of...
Day Two of the Sabres' 2018 Prospects Challenge
September 9th, 2018 Saturday at the 2018 Prospects Challenge in Buffalo, NY showcased two more games for spectators to enjoy. Leading off, the New Jersey Devils took on the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 3:30 P.M. matinee. The main event between the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins followed at 7:00 P.M. After a strong showing from all four teams on Friday, fans...
Mittelstadt and the Sabres Big Year Ahead
July 26th, 2018 Last April, when Casey Mittelstadt wristed a laser past Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, scoring his first-ever NHL goal, it likely felt as good for Buffalo Sabres fans as it did for the 19-year-old. The native of Eden Prairie, MN, raised his hands in celebration and got the expected head taps and fist bumps from his...