Buffalo Sabres AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, funneled a lot of talent to the organization this season
The Buffalo Sabres are a young hockey team that will only get younger come this offseason if not by the trade deadline. And with a plethora of seasoned veterans in the final years of their contracts, it’s smart to discuss a few big-name Amerks who could easily ascend to the NHL level in 2022-23 if not shortly thereafter.
We saw plenty of Amerks make the jump this season, including Mattias Samuelsson, Casey Fitzgerald, and Peyton Krebs (to an extent). With the Sabres looking to shed veterans for youth, who will get the nod next?
The following slides include three forwards, one defenseman, and one goaltender most likely to make the leap. Some names you know. Others may surprise you. But there is one common denominator: Each player, at the time of this writing, is aged 23 and younger.