I would be very surprised if Buffalo was interested in that. I think Buffalo views Levi as their goalie of the future. Plus Mittelstadt is on pace for almost 70 points this year. They could likely trade him for a position of bigger need.

Two players rangers don’t need and a pick. NYR pass

There's just no way on that Sabres trade.

Thos kakko trade is soooooooo bad for MTL

3rd rounders for Mitts huh… yeah that’s awful for Buffalo

Habs aren’t trading Monty.

Just ignoring the top 10 goalie

https://x.com/AfterLeWhistle/status/1756007081591652375?s=20

Rumour is they dont want to pay him and want a Starting goalie as Levi is a few years out

Top 10 you say:
33rd in GAA
22nd in save %
T-26th in wins

What exactly is a backup top 10 in and why should I care. Add in he’s gonna be making nearly 10M over the next 3 years

Its 2024, those arent the stats we use for goalie anymore
14th is GSSAx among goalies with 20+ games played (this is also on the Habs so even more impressive)
Stole like 10+ points this season

So not even top 10 like you said. I’d suggest you look up UPL stats who will be cheaper, and probably better by those metrics as well as traditional ones. On top of that, also not giving up a top 15 point producing 5v5 player over the last 95 games. Also, he’s played in less than half of Habs games this year. I think you’ll find most goalies that aren’t in the top 6 have roughly the same stats, advanced or not, between roughly that 7-25 and are largely team dependent