Around the NHL — Episode XLXVII

[dumbdick]

Brandon Bussi (G) waived by Boston. Go get 'em Staios. He looks like another Beaut. .918 sv% in 78 career AHL games.

 

[NyQuil]

Goals aren't everything though, Mittelstadt might not score as much as Pinto's one career high season but he's better than Pinto in every other category. Dude's a solid second line centre that can playmake and is good in his own end. These types of guys aren't rare, but they aren't the most common.

He’s in the bottom third of top nine centres in the league when it comes to scoring goals.

Playmaking is great but he’s not a threat to put the puck in the net.

As I said - it’s more about what they ended up with given the 4th overall pick that they started with.

Buffalo clearly saw him as expendable with their depth up front.

We can quibble about top six or middle six but in the grand scheme of things we are both saying he isn’t good enough to be a #1 and probably too good to be a #3 unless you are one of those teams that boasts two #1 calibre centres.

Do I think Norris and/or Pinto can eclipse his production? Certainly. I think they are all in the same tier.

 

[bicboi64]

As I said - it’s more about what they ended up with given the 4th overall pick that they started with.

Buffalo clearly saw him as expendable with their depth up front.

To be fair, Buffalo has two studs in the middle in Cozens and Thompson.

Byram had too many injury troubles and the Avs are in win now mode. They got a cup with their 4th overall pick in the line up (however little he'd be there), and were able to convert the 4th overall pick into a solid 2C.

 

[BondraTime]

Avs are very happy with both Byram and Middstdt I'd assume.

Byram was their #3 D in a cup win

Middlestadt is the #2C, and on the #1 PP, on a cup contending team.

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

Shane Bowers is available after being waived by NJD.

We can finally undo Dorion’s wrong and bring him back where he belongs.

Its funny how both Bowers and Byram are gone from Colorado after what a big deal they made about the trade return.

It was a massive return. They were right to be excited about it.

Even if you just look at the value on the day of the trade and ignore the pick becoming 4th overall. They basically got three first round-tier assets (1st+Bowers+Girard) along with a 2nd+3rd+Kamenov. They were apparently offered their choice of White or Bowers, but Colorado was very high on Bowers.

There aren't many trades in the last decade that come close to that kind of haul. Maybe the Eichel trade, considering how valuable Tuch was, it was basically 3 first round picks.

 

[Senscore]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843328069618331992

Seravalli needs to check himself

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

It was a massive return. They were right to be excited about it.

Even if you just look at the value on the day of the trade and ignore the pick becoming 4th overall. They basically got three first round-tier assets (1st+Bowers+Girard) along with a 2nd+3rd+Kamenov. They were apparently offered their choice of White or Bowers, but Colorado was very high on Bowers.

There aren't many trades in the last decade that come close to that kind of haul. Maybe the Eichel trade, considering how valuable Tuch was, it was basically 3 first round picks.

Ya, it weeded out as time went along, as they always do, but the value on day 1 was astronomical, especially for a player publicly asking out and having little contract runway left.