Mike Harrington: As Sabres snap out of their funk, Casey Mittelstadt is still trying to escape his struggles
By Mike Harrington
News Sports Reporter
Updated
Buffalo Sabres player Casey Mittelstadt makes his way to pregame prior to playing the Montreal Canadiens at the KeyBank Center on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News)
Players tell you all the time that draft status is just a label. Once you enter the NHL, you sink or swim based on your talent, and not where you were taken.
Sabres coaches were raving about how Dylan Cozens, Jack Quinn and JJ Peterka use speed, skill and chemistry to make plays you wouldn’t expect out of a line featuring three forwards under the age of 22.
In his new book, "Matthew Barnaby Unfiltered", the 49-year-old takes us inside his 14-year career and relives plenty of moments from the Sabres' wild times of the late 90s.
Buffalo is 7-3-1 with Samuelsson in the lineup this season, compared to 3-10 without him. He and Rasmus Dahlin have formed a formidable top defense pair that’s learning to slow the top players in the world.
Buffalo Sabres player Casey Mittelstadt makes his way to pregame prior to playing the Montreal Canadiens at the KeyBank Center on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News)
