The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by members of the Die By The Blade community. It was a combination of six staff writers and over 500 readers that ranked players under the age of 25 by September 1st, 2019. Each participant used their own metric of current ability and production to rank each player.
It’s probably safe to say that fans of the Buffalo Sabres were expecting more from Casey Mittelstadt in his first full season at the NHL level. Of course, growing pains were to be expected with any rookie, especially a teenager fresh out of the collegiate ranks.