Top Five Under Appreciated Players on the Buffalo Sabres Roster

BOSTON, MA - DECEMBER 16: Buffalo Sabres left wing Jeff Skinner (53) skates by the bench after scoring his second goal of the game during a game between the Boston Bruins and the Buffalo Sabres on December 16, 2018, at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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BUFFALO, NY – DECEMBER 11: Evan Rodrigues #71 of the Buffalo Sabres and Dustin Brown #23 of the Los Angeles Kings follow the play during an NHL game on December 11, 2018 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. Buffalo won, 4-3. (Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Evan Rodrigues

Evan Rodrigues has been one of the best fourth line forwards in the NHL this season. He has the speed of a top six scorer and the drive of a third line grinder, and those packaged together make him one of the better forwards on the Buffalo Sabres roster.

Rodrigues sits with 2 goals and 8 assists for 10 points in a total of 28 games this season and that will put him on pace to beat his career high he hit last season (7G, 18A, 48GP). While his talents have not gone completely unnoticed by coach Phil Housley, as Rodrigues also is on one of the power play units, it seems that his efforts and skills go unnoticed and unappreciated by some fans and media. Rest assured that Evan Rodrigues is a key player for the Sabres, it’s just not always completely noticeable.

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