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Confirmed with Link: Avs acquire Casey Mittelstadt for Bo Byram

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a mangy Meowth said:
Did you have a stroke or something?
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bud he's had development time missed and some.concussion issues and no opportunity on pp1 and doesn't play with the top guys all the time. He's 3 years younger as well. From a straight talent standpoint yeah he is as talented.

Byram is actually a better puck.handler and better facilitator. Makar has the better sneak snap.from.the point both terrific skaters. I think Byram is actually in better condition and physique too and will be able.to.play more.minutes with better stamina as well. He will be a 30.min guy by the time.hes Makar's age.

Makar is more.explosive but Byram roams so easy.and effortlessly. Both fast , Makar is stronger physically.

Give it some.time .



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Byram looked great tonight for Buffalo, without question their best defenseman. I’m happy for him. I’ll probably watch a few games to see him off then move on.

Avs did the right thing but I’m not convinced they win this one. I've been saying it for a year now, Byram needed to get out of Colorado for any real chance to meet his potential.
 
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Blue Lobster said:
bud he's had development time.missed and some.concussion issues and no opportunity on pp1.and doesn't.play with the top.guys all the time. He's 3 years younger as well. From.a straight talent standpoint yeah he is as talented. .
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This is an indefensibly stupid thing to say. I know emotions are running high, he's a personal favorite of yours, but get f***ing real dude.
 
Blue Lobster said:
bud he's had development time.missed and some.concussion issues and no opportunity on pp1.and doesn't.play with the top.guys all the time. He's 3 years younger as well. From.a straight talent standpoint yeah he is as talented. .
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So many periods I’m needing my red wings.
 
Bo's goal and assist. Almost had another nice assist from the left halfwall to the slot in the first, but the one timer got robbed, and a 2nd carbon copy goal from the left circle in the second.



 
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Blue Lobster said:
not really , the Avs done all.this work.on the bottom.6.but have no backup, are a .LD short now and got a questionable 2.C who is really a 3 C for a premium young player
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I mean that’s a fair thing to be concerned about.

I’ve whined about it dating back to last year. Unless they do something about goalie all this might be for naught. Although the Avs appear to be attempting to insulate the problem
 
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Blue Lobster said:
Byram is actually a better puck.handler and better facilitator. Makar has the better sneak snap.frim.the point.both terrific skaters. I think.Byram.is actually in better condition and physique too and will be able.to.play more.minutes with better stamina as well. He will be a 30.min guy by the time.hes Makar's age.

Makar is more.explosive but Byram roams so easy.and effortlessly. Both fast , Makar is stronger physically.

Give it some.time .



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So, to summarize:

Byram is the better stickhandler, playmaker, has better cardio and physique, about equal skating but Byram is notably effortless by comparison.

Makar has the better shot from the point, you concede. He's also physically stronger (worse physique though).

I think this might be the dumbest shit I've ever read on here
 
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Ararana said:
This thread should be a fun read when Byram explodes in Buffalo next to Dahlin and the Avs end up losing this trade.

Byram is now getting top pairing minutes and, holy crap, PP1 time. Shocking. Happy for Bo, he deserved a lot better than what Colorado did with him.
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Why did he deserve a lot better than what Colorado did with him?

I liked Byram a lot, but he's not even in the same stratosphere as Cale Makar. So he was never getting PP1 time here.

They could have played him more on the left, sure, but IMO them asking him to play on the right just showed how confident Bednar and Co. were in his abilities, because they tried Girard there and it was not working. The 5v5 TOI showed they were pleased with him.

This is the best thing for Byram's career, but it's not like the Avs jerked him around. They simply had a guy who is a lot better than every defensemen in the league ahead of him.

The Avs don't need to win this trade. Bo can end up better than Mittelstadt. All the Avs need is for Mittelstadt to play the 2C role well and hopefully help bring Stanley Cups to Colorado.
 
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dahrougem2 said:
They could have played him more on the left, sure, but IMO them asking him to play on the right just showed how confident Bednar and Co. were in his abilities, because they tried Girard there and it was not working. The 5v5 TOI showed they were pleased with him.
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This part is true. They just didn't trust Girard or JJ to do it. They trusted Bo to do it. Bednar thought really highly of Bo's game. Just makes it frustrating that he's the one that was moved though.
 
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Toews is criminally underrated by some here. He put up 50 points without PP1 time while playing 25 minutes a night in a “down” season. You move Toews and you have a massive hole this season.

I do think we’ll “lose” this trade in the sense that 5 years from now Byram is the better player. Won’t matter if we can get a cup and I just can’t see how Byram was ever reaching his ceiling here. Maybe down the road but the Avs couldn’t wait.

My only complaint would be not going after a player with a higher ceiling like Zegras but the Avs needed a 2C and Byram just wasn’t working out here. He’s too talented to be playing like he was this season/last year.
 
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Balthazar said:
Hmm

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I always think of Chris Drury when I see 37. He switched
 
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