Mittelstadt is getting a 5 year extension on july 1 (or 2 if they get lazy)

Yeah. Sabres aren’t trading Mitts

That offer gets beat for Colton by 1/2 dozen teams

if im Tampa i would probably want 1 or 2 of Nikishin/Morrow/Trikozov/Lucius/Nybeck/Ponomarev/Gunler

Rangers say no thank you especially division rival

for a 3LW. wut? bring them standards way down

Just like Carter Verheaghe was just a 3lw or Jonathan Marchessault he's better than both

Colton is a top 6 winger thats been stuck on a forward heavy team his whole career. If Killorn doesnt resign and hes comes in cheap enough, he is likely gonna be 2LW with Cirelli and Stamkos

yet neither cost that much to acquire as they were just as unlikely to blow up.

Easy nope from the Rangers

Delude yourself all you want

And yet, both of them, like Colton, showed similar ability when given the chance in Tampa, and all had very good underlying metrics. Bottom line, this trade is bad for Tampa, and they don’t have to move Colton unless they want to. Unless they get a deal that meets what they need and improves the team this season, they’ll keep Colton.