Confirmed with Link: Mittelstadt re-signed (3 years, $5.75M AAV)

[AllAboutAvs]

Mitts problem is easy to see for me. He holds on to the puck too long especially along the boards where the other teams have figured him out. He skates along the board and as soon as he has a bit of pressure on him he turns around. The defender knows that and he pins him on the board until another guy comes and takes away the puck from him. It happens every single time. Get the puck off quicker and the other team will give him more room.

With that said he also needs to make better passes. He was outstanding at the beginning of the season with his passes. Now he makes very bad decisions with his passes. Combine that with his poor board play and you get the Mitts we have right now.

 

[Balthazar]

Nope, I'm not buying that--he didn't just get winded in the first month of the season and struggle after that. Something happened.

Like what?

 

[CobraAcesS]

Mitts problem is easy to see for me. He holds on to the puck too long especially along the boards where the other teams have figured him out. He skates along the board and as soon as he has a bit of pressure on him he turns around. The defender knows that and he pins him on the board until another guy comes and takes away the puck from him. It happens every single time. Get the puck off quicker and the other team will give him more room.

With that said he also needs to make better passes. He was outstanding at the beginning of the season with his passes. Now he makes very bad decisions with his passes. Combine that with his poor board play and you get the Mitts we have right now.

I made a joke in a GDT that Bednar needs to give him a rule. 1.. 2.. count if you've got nothing you put it down low or on the net.

That's definitely an issue, but his production isn't the only issue.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

I made a joke in a GDT that Bednar needs to give him a rule. 1.. 2.. count if you've got nothing you put it down low or on the net.

That's definitely an issue, but his production isn't the only issue.

This needs to be a thing. There should be a big ass bucket in the middle of the locker-room and everytime a player fails to live by the rule on the PP they toss in a Benjamin. The cash generated should be used on charity, less Stan try to claim it as HRR.

 

[CobraAcesS]

This needs to be a thing. There should be a big ass bucket in the middle of the locker-room and everytime a player fails to live by the rule on the PP they toss in a Benjamin. The cash generated should be used on charity, less Stan try to claim it as HRR.

Yeah that too, these mfers on the power play all look like Mitts at 5v5 entering the zone is all the video they watch. That shit is horrifyingly bad and infuriating.


Actually the drunk post in the GDT only included the net. I added down low here lol.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Nope, I'm not buying that--he didn't just get winded in the first month of the season and struggle after that. Something happened.

Also, I think this notion that guys need to be Olympic-level athletes in order to skate in Bednar's system is getting more than a little exaggerated. If Mitts couldn't keep up it would've shown up a hell of a lot sooner.

He also dominated some very talented company in the playoffs. Clearly he works in this system… He started off slow after the trade and I could definitely see conditioning be part of the issue coming in last year. But the drop off has been so stark it has to be injury related to me. Which if it is, he needs to heal up clearly.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Yeah that too, these mfers on the power play all look like Mitts at 5v5 entering the zone is all the video they watch. That shit is horrifyingly bad and infuriating.


Actually the drunk post in the GDT only included the net. I added down low here lol.

I only took it out because I don't want them putting it "down low" on the PP. I want it "on net".

Belay that... I want it "in net".

 

[Balthazar]

 

[The Merchant]

 

[Pokecheque]

Like what?

Like he got hurt. That’s what.

 

[RoyIsALegend]