Mitts would have signed an 8 year deal in a heartbeat… it would just be at a different aav.
He’s a hell of a player though and people now see.
He’s a hell of a player though and people now see.
Confirmed with Link: Mittelstadt re-signed (3 years, $5.75M AAV)
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The Avs will become the first team to win a SC with a core of 40 yr old players. You heard it here first, guys.
I better add this
. Just in case.
- Apr 25, 2006
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What many people fail to understand is all the players want to be UFA ASAP...so that's not a case of "what if he didn't want more than 3 years".
It's the GM's job to buy as many UFA years as possible while they still have the RFA leverage. In this case CMac failed miserably and there's no way around it. It's no different than the 6 years to Miles Wood where the player in this situation wanted as many years as possible.
PS: it has absolutely nothing to do with Mitts overplaying his contract or not...nor has anything to do with the window (we already know that CMac doesn't believe that the window will be closed in 3 years).
It's the GM's job to buy as many UFA years as possible while they still have the RFA leverage. In this case CMac failed miserably and there's no way around it. It's no different than the 6 years to Miles Wood where the player in this situation wanted as many years as possible.
PS: it has absolutely nothing to do with Mitts overplaying his contract or not...nor has anything to do with the window (we already know that CMac doesn't believe that the window will be closed in 3 years).
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expatriatedtexan
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Seriously, I don't think we've ever had a center like him. Sakic would be the closest, but even Sakic was just dominate on his own. Forsberg, will to win on his own. Drury...clutch and again...single handedly did things.
Mitts seems to be single handedly elevating others around him to higher levels. This is f***ing crazy...we've got a 2nd line center who makes 3rd and 4th AHL liners look like they belong in the NHL on the 2nd line. It's obvious that dark magik and pagan rituals are at play and the Avs will ultimately pay the price for him just like we did for the cup in 22, but for now I'm content just watching it.
I like the dark arts.
Avs9296
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I think O'Reilly is the closest in terms of playing style.
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I'd say prime Stastny.
ROR had more bite to his game, still a notch ahead of Mitts defensively although Casey is damn good, but Mitts brings more ability with the puck on his stick and making teammates better.
BobRossColton
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When did William Karlsson play for the Avalanche?
AvsMakar08
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Never, more curious about the two styles.
Hey, maybe he'll be the guy that takes a re-signing discount..
expatriatedtexan
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Yeah, Stastny definetly lifted players around him. That's a good connection. The thing I think Mitts has in his favor is that so far he seems to be making an impression every game while Paulie Walnuts got the rep of sometimes disappearing. Although, he really was like Mikko in that some nights you just didn't notice him but when you checked the scoresheet he still had 3 points somehow.
EscapedGoat
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Of course they did. He's 25 effing years old. You're acting like he's 19 years old or something. He's already hit his peak.
Seriously when did you expect him to peak? Late 20s?
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While Mitts doesn't play like him in other regards, Mitts' playmaking ability gives me some Foppa vibes. Like he can send a pass by 4 opponents sticks, right onto the tape of his teammate.
AvsMakar08
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Yep, Mitts has not definitely peaked yet. He can be even much better.
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No, it really wasn't. His job was to keep the AAV of the deal as low as possible in order to maximize his available cap space over the next three years while the team can contend. In order to do that, he had to chop years off the end of the deal. Do you not understand that CMac isn't negotiating with himself?
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Have you missed what he has done at the last 2 drafts? Did it look like something a GM who believes that he has a 3 year window would do?
One of the biggest difference from Mitts this year to the rest of his career so far.... He's shooting the puck a f***ing lot more then ever before.
For his career he's averaging about 1.6 shots per game, in his stint with us last year he only averaged about ~1.3 shots per game. Through 10 games this year he's averaging 2.7 shots per game. Over 1 full shot per game more then his career average.
It's making a big difference. Sure his shooting percentage should come down, but even if it comes down to roughly ~14%, if he takes 220 shots(His current pace), he'd score 31 goals.
The playmaking has been evident for a couple years now, he's truly a magician with some of the passes he makes. But its the goal scoring that has changed already from previous years and its a big product of shooting the puck way more then in the past.
And I wonder how much of that is already a direct result of all the time he's spending around Mackinnon and working with Mack during and after practices.
For his career he's averaging about 1.6 shots per game, in his stint with us last year he only averaged about ~1.3 shots per game. Through 10 games this year he's averaging 2.7 shots per game. Over 1 full shot per game more then his career average.
It's making a big difference. Sure his shooting percentage should come down, but even if it comes down to roughly ~14%, if he takes 220 shots(His current pace), he'd score 31 goals.
The playmaking has been evident for a couple years now, he's truly a magician with some of the passes he makes. But its the goal scoring that has changed already from previous years and its a big product of shooting the puck way more then in the past.
And I wonder how much of that is already a direct result of all the time he's spending around Mackinnon and working with Mack during and after practices.
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The shooting is also opening up opportunities for him since the opposition can't just take away the passing lanes. Makes him less predictable which is going to be key.
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Mitts can produce more and have already peaked in his play. He could be at a new peak too. Odds are at his age, he's already there... but not insane to think he could peak a bit later with how his development went.
On the production, Mitts never got enough of a PP role consistently in Buffalo... and he's a weapon there. His 5PPP is rapidly approaching one of his best seasons in his career already. He's had 10+ only twice in his career. His production has primarily been 5v5/ES. For years he has been very good there. Now he's just getting PP time. Which, if he gets that time, 70+ is in his grasp just based on his 5v5 ability (he's been a ~2.2-2.3 p/60 for the last couple years now).
On the production, Mitts never got enough of a PP role consistently in Buffalo... and he's a weapon there. His 5PPP is rapidly approaching one of his best seasons in his career already. He's had 10+ only twice in his career. His production has primarily been 5v5/ES. For years he has been very good there. Now he's just getting PP time. Which, if he gets that time, 70+ is in his grasp just based on his 5v5 ability (he's been a ~2.2-2.3 p/60 for the last couple years now).
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Hopefully he's not just shooting the puck more because of the quality of his linemates so far this season. It would be a shame for him to go back to that style of play where he almost seems to defer passes to his wingers when they're guys like Nuke/Lehky/Drouin rather than get the puck on net
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Hopefully confidence kicks in, and stops that from happening.
It's the best comp easily. There are sections of games you don't notice Mitts, but like Staz he's usually doing something good defensively people don't see. It took a long time for Casper to be acknowledged for his two way play.
Mitts is a godsend as a 2C
A bright star in this very dark night.
Somehow this roster is out playing teams consistently even without results. That 1/2C combination being on the ice for 40 minutes is a big reason. Which is why we needed that roster spot locked in with a core level player.
Now to figure out the 3C lol
GoNordiquesGo
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lolThe Avs will become the first team to win a SC with a core of 40 yr old players. You heard it here first, guys.
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But on the realistic side, the Avs are one of only a few franchises in "modern era" to have won two Stanley Cups with entirely different core players. So maybe they'l be the first to do it with three!!!
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Sabres fan coming in peace.
KingSizeKirby
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Mitts just oozes puck poise. Guy never panics with the puck. And if he does turn it over he works extremely hard to win it back. Awesome player.
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