Confirmed Trade: [COL/BUF] Casey Mittelstadt for Bowen Byram

[Howie Hodge]

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

I just see Byram as a D-man with too high a ceiling to risk dealing for Mittlestadt

Byram has had absurd amount of injuries and has been held behind Makar + Toews but is still top 4D man and hes only 23 or so

I think Sabres will get the best out of Byram and he will be with them at a good deal if they offer him an extension before he can really break out

23 is usually the age where players are what they are, Byram is a 3rd pair D with offensive talents

 

[Mattilaus]

Sabres fans rage at damn nearly any trade, it is not an indication of anything. They melted down at acquiring greenway

Yea because we felt the team should have done more to help the playoff push. Low and behold, we missed by 1 point.

 

[canadianmagpie]

Must say I didn’t see that coming. Makes sense for Buffalo to move a centre with Thompson and Cozens signed long-term. Byram is great but has those concussion problems so hopefully he stays healthy. If Buffalo solve their goaltending (e.g. Saros), then they might a team to watch in the East.

 

[izzy]

23 is usually the age where players are what they are, Byram is a 3rd pair D with offensive talents

thats not true, especially for dmen…

 

[jfhabs]

Great potential for a win win trade here.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

LMAO, this makes NO sense for Buffalo. Wtf are they doing???

 

[Sabreality]

23 is usually the age where players are what they are, Byram is a 3rd pair D with offensive talents

Glad nobody told Mittelstadt that.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

The Avs got Buffalos leading scorer to play as their 2nd line center.

They gave up an offensive defensmen who has a career high 24 points last season and has played 146 games in 4 years. Forget about how much he has to work on his defensive game.

Yah it's a bad trade....for Buffalo.

Bo is fine defensively. He takes penalties but the skill set and size to play well defensively is there.

 

[The Kingslayer]

23 is usually the age where players are what they are, Byram is a 3rd pair D with offensive talents

What? Haha when has that been true for dman in particular lol also Byram is probably better defensively than he is offensively.

 

[Rumplesnipeskin]

Good trade, let’s see how it looks when the dust settles in time

 

[ricky0034]

23 is usually the age where players are what they are, Byram is a 3rd pair D with offensive talents

good thing for Buffalo that Byram is 22 and still has time then

 

[cheesymc]

Home run for Sabres... bastards.... :-P

 

[Byron Bitz]

Colorado knows more about Byram than anyone else. They work closely with him everyday and have their doctors monitoring his concussion issues and know it is time to move on from him. This will be a massive steal for the avalanche.

 

[nickdawg95]

awful for the sabres

 

[PROUD PAPA]

This will be an interesting trade to look back on in 5 years.

 

[Jarey Curry]

To call this a fleece would be extreme, but I think COL wins this trade massively.

Can I ask respectively why Col wins and massively? I think Byram has the potential to be enough for this to be a win win for both team 1for1 trade

 

[Ncit3]

Doesn't this wildly mess with Colorado's Blue line?

Not really. Makar, Toews, Girard, Manson is our top 4. Do we lose a little depth? Yeah. Do we gain a plug and play player that gets Ryan Johansen out of lineups with talented wingers? Hell yes.

 

[Lockin17]

Trade of the year 2024 so far

 

[francis246]

LMAO, this makes NO sense for Buffalo. Wtf are they doing???

Buffalo is stacked at the forward position.

They have Ostlund, Kulich, Savoie, Wahlberg who can step in next year and potentially play 3 C.

They are taking a flyer on a good young defenseman.

 

[LongWayDown37]

23 is usually the age where players are what they are, Byram is a 3rd pair D with offensive talents

So I guess Mittelstadt is really just the 19pt player he was at 23. This actually makes me feel better about the trade.

 

[Buck Naked]

Buffalo needs veteran presence on the blue line. Goes out and gets 22 y/o Byram with injury issues out the ass.

 

[Jarey Curry]

What can we expect immediately from Mittlestadt?

 

[Ncit3]

So I guess Mittelstadt is really just the 19pt player he was at 23. This actually makes me feel better about the trade.

Yeah, I think Bowen is fantastic. Also a fan favorite. His antics after we won the cup were so much fun. Kid is a good time and a good player and will be a good player for the Sabres too. Both players are in spots where they can grow and get better and I think this is beneficial trade for both teams.

 

[KeyserSoze81]

I feel pretty awful as a Sabres fan. It always feels awful, but this makes me feel worse. This team does not need another puck moving LHD. Y'know what we do need? Players who can play in all zones, like Casey Middlestadt.