Edited Dec. 17, 2022 at 12:14 p.m.
Quoting: Viqsi
Mittelstadt has never had a season anywhere what Roz managed when he first came here. And he's been playing wing lately, to the point that a couple sites have him listed at that position. (Sports Forecaster and Dobber Hockey. Potentially others; I didn't check every one.)
He’s always had C/RW listed as his position, at least at most sites I’ve seen (including this one).
And, no, Middlestadt has never had a run like the one Rosy has had in parts over the last two season.
But the problem is those runs came in parts. And they came in past seasons. If you isolate Rosy to his best 50 games, he’s amazing. Problem is, he’s got about 265 others worth of “meh,” and a lot more of those “mehs” are happening now.
Take out his four-point game versus LAK, and he’s been completely forgettable.
and that’s with him getting, on average, more ice time than guys like KJ, Chinny, Sillinger, Marchenko.
We’ve got enough guys needing T6 playing time that constantly forcing him into the T6 to elevate his play level is jsut using a spot in the lineup that should be going to one of the younger guys. Combine that with the benching and scratches, and it’s just starting to feel uncomfortable.
Maybe Middlestadt becomes nothing more than a 3C, but we’ve been constantly complaining about C depth being one of our biggest issues.