It's literally impossible to talk about Mitts in any way here that isn't ultra positive.
This whole conversation stemmed from complimenting him about how he's played here, and that he could get to 70+ points if he improved his shot and consistency. Saying he can actually do that.
That spawned more negative comments about Byram for some reason, including factually incorrect ones. Then when they get corrected, his detractors come out of the woodwork to act like his fans won't stop talking about him, when it's literally the opposite every time.
It's such gaslighting nonsense.
I'm still not over Duchene.
Give it a decade and I'll stop trashing Byram
On a more serious note.
11 games and 3 goals. Sure he's a playmaker but you need more scoring than a 20 to 25 goal pace. It's not like he was averaging a tonne of good looks but couldn't convert. The guy needs to shoot more. Or at least get into the scoring areas more.
4 games with points out of 5 vs Winnipeg while being solid defensively is great.
3 games with points out of 6 vs Dallas. Not good enough.
The way the Avs are built Mittelstadt can't just be average or decent offensively for a 2C. He quite simply needs to produce almost first line numbers if this top heavy team is going to win another cup.
Are those unfair expectations for a guy who's clearly and 2C and will be paid like a 2C? No.
But it doesn't change the fact if the Avs the way they're currently constructed to rely heavily on their top 4 or 5 forwards to outscore the entire opposing team then he's going to need to show more.
(MacK Rantanen and Makar also need to show more but this thread isn't about them).
