Season Stats: 72 GP | 12 G | 13 A | 25 PTS
Age: 20
Contract Status: One-year, $925,000 cap hit
In reviewing the list of players eligible to be graded this year, Casey Mittelstadt’s situation is one of the more complicated to assess. There’s a delicate balance to consider here. As the team’s de facto second-line center, fans were probably anticipating a little more offensive production, but knowing what we know about the Buffalo Sabres’ winger depth in 2018-19, how much more could have reasonably expected from the rookie?