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Casey Mittelstadt

Casey Mittelstadt

26-Year-Old CenterC
Colorado Avalanche
2024 Stats
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7
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15
PP Pts
9
+/-
-17
PIM
10
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Mittelstadt fit in nicely with Colorado after being acquired from Buffalo last season. As a member of the Avalanche, he scored four goals and recorded 10 points in 18 regular-season games, along with three goals and six assists in 11 playoff contests. Mittelstadt will center the second line after inking a three-year, $17.25 million contract with Colorado during the offseason. He has come close to reaching the 60-point plateau in each of the last two campaigns and could surpass that mark in 2024-25, especially if he logs time on the top power-play combination. Mittelstadt will provide the Avalanche with some much-needed secondary scoring in his first full season with the organization. Read Past Outlooks
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Center
Shoots Left
Height 6'1"
DOB 11/22/1998
Born Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Drafted 1st Rd, #8 Overall in 2017
$Signed a three-year, $17.25 million contract with the Avalanche in June of 2024.
Two more assists in win
CColorado Avalanche
December 8, 2024
Mittelstadt produced two assists and went plus-2 in Sunday's 4-0 win over the Devils.
ANALYSIS
Mittelstadt has three helpers over his last two games after going eight contests without a point. The 26-year-old appears to be benefiting from having Ross Colton back from a broken foot and playing on the second line. Mittelstadt is up to 21 points (seven goals, 14 assists), 48 shots on net and a minus-15 rating through 29 appearances. He remains in a second-line role and probably won't face a lot of pressure to maintain that spot as long as the Avalanche play fairly well overall.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    18:42
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    3:17
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    0:02
 
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Selected by Buffalo with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, Mittelstadt has been a sleeper candidate for a while now, having never recorded more than 25 points in a single season prior to the 2022-23 campaign. The 24-year-old finally lived up to his potential last season, scoring 15 goals and 59 points in 82 outings with the Sabres while averaging 15:44 of ice time and bouncing between the top-three lines. With the progress he's made, Mittelstadt should cement his role as a top-six forward this season and see his playing time tick up a bit as a result. That said, the Sabres have enough talent that he might not get many opportunities to serve on the first line or top power-play unit, which will likely keep him from making another sizable offensive jump in 2023-24. Although the young forward might still have some untapped offensive upside left, it would be better to pencil him in for around 50-60 points this season.
Mittelstadt is an easy top-six offensive talent, but his skills are yet to translate to the NHL level. He was banged up a good chunk of last year, playing in just 40 games and posting six goals, 19 points, and a dreadful minus-14 rating. The concern with Mittelstadt is that he doesn't help his team much if he isn't piling up the points. There's plenty of time for the Minnesota native to get back on track given that he won't turn 24 until late November, but a substantial breakout does not appear imminent heading into the 2022-23 campaign.
Widely viewed as one of the top prospects in the game not all that long ago, Mittelstadt's game hasn't progressed as originally hoped. The Minnesota native is an elite-level offensive talent, but there has never been any consistency or urgency in his game since turning pro. His stats with Buffalo a season ago (10 goals, 22 points in 41 games) appear better than they actually were. Mittelstadt also finished with a minus-10 rating in addition to an unsustainable 16.4 percent shooting percentage. There's still long-term hope for Mittelstadt at age 22, but the Sabres figure to be a bottom-tier team again this in 2021-22 and it's difficult to get excited about virtually any player on Buffalo in a redraft fantasy format, Mittelstadt included.
Mittelstadt suffered severe regression last year, notching just nine points in 31 games a year after he scored 12 goals and 25 points in 77 contests. The eighth overall pick from 2017 is still trying to find his way at the NHL level, and he's no lock for even a bottom-six job entering 2020-21. He was solid in 36 games with AHL Rochester last year, producing nine tallies and 25 points, but he'll need to take another step forward on offense to get on head coach Ralph Kruegers' good side. Mittelstadt has almost no appeal in single-year leagues, but dynasty managers may want to stash him just in case he takes a leap forward and cashes in on his draft pedigree in the near future.
Mittelstadt didn't move the needle much in his first full NHL campaign last season, as the eighth overall selection from the 2017 draft finished with just 25 points and a minus-19 rating in 77 games. He doesn't turn 21 until November, so Mittelstadt still has plenty of time to improve his five-on-five play, and he showed some promise with the man advantage with 10 power-play points. Mittelstadt is a sleeper in redraft formats, but he'll have trouble waking up if he can't win the No. 2 center job behind Jack Eichel heading into the season.
Mittelstadt showed flashes of elite talent in six games with the Sabres last season during which he scored his first NHL goal and added another four assists. His stellar audition was enough for the Sabres to part ways with veteran Ryan O'Reilly and Mittelstadt finds himself pencilled in as the No. 2 center. The former Minnesota Golden Gopher is a top playmaker and will need a winger with some finish to maximize his offensive potential, perhaps with Jeff Skinner or Conor Sheary. Jack Eichel will demand the opposition's top defense most nights, so that will also take off some pressure. Given Mittelstadt's status as a budding superstar, a 20-goal, 60-point season shouldn't be out of the question, making him a top contender for the Calder Trophy and a high-upside pick for fantasy owners, especially in dynasty leagues.
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Breaks slump with helper
CColorado Avalanche
December 8, 2024
Mittelstadt recorded an assist in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Red Wings.
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Pots game-winner Monday
CColorado Avalanche
November 19, 2024
Mittelstadt scored the game-winning goal and added a power-play assist in Monday's 3-2 victory over the Flyers.
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Slings power-play assist
CColorado Avalanche
November 9, 2024
Mittelstadt notched a power-play assist in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Hurricanes.
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Provides helper in win
CColorado Avalanche
November 5, 2024
Mittelstadt notched a power-play assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Kraken.
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Manages power-play helper
CColorado Avalanche
November 2, 2024
Mittelstadt provided a power-play assist, two shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Predators.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Looking to stay in Buffalo
CBuffalo Sabres
January 22, 2024
Mittelstadt would like to re-sign with the Sabres, telling reporters, "I love being here," per Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News on Monday.
ANALYSIS
Mittelstadt is in the final year of a three-year contract signed with Buffalo back in September of 2021 but will be a restricted free agent this offseason, so there isn't a huge rush for the two sides to finalize a new contract. Still, without a deal in place, Mittelstadt's name will likely continue to swirl in trade winds. That's especially true considering he has racked up 39 points in 46 games and could set new career highs in points and goals this season.
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