Sabre Noise
Fansided

Buffalo Sabres: 3 players poised for a breakout season in 2022-23

By Sion Fawkes

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 27: Mattias Samuelsson #54 of the Buffalo Sabres skates against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on April 27, 2021 in New York City. The Rangers defeated the Sabres 3-1. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 27: Mattias Samuelsson #54 of the Buffalo Sabres skates against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on April 27, 2021 in New York City. The Rangers defeated the Sabres 3-1. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
3 of 3
Next
Buffalo Sabres
Canada’s forward Dylan Cozens (L) and Italy’s defender Enrico Miglioranzi vie for the puck during the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships preliminary round group A match between Italy and Canada in Helsinki on May 15, 2022. – – Finland OUT (Photo by Antti Aimo-Koivisto / Lehtikuva / AFP) / Finland OUT (Photo by ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images) /

Player #3: Dylan Cozens

Playing the numbers game, it was a tale of two halves of the season for Dylan Cozens. He started off hot, but his scoring productivity waned later. However, a recent hat trick in a win versus Kazakhstan shows that Cozens can develop into a player who can score at will.

And better yet, head coach Don Granato specializes in working with players that display the type of potential Cozens has. We saw Granato help turn Rasmus Dahlin and Tage Thompson into some of the NHL’s finer talents, meaning Cozens may also benefit come the 2022-23 season.

He already showed that he can produce well at the NHL level. Now, it’s all about producing for an entire 82-game slate. If Cozens produces well for an entire season, expect him to solidify his spot on the Buffalo Sabres second scoring line.

Related Story. Deeper dive into Dylan Cozens' season. light

Overall, these three young players have all shown potential to develop into star players at least in franchise spheres, if not more. Look for increased output from Samuelsson, Cozens, and Asplund this season, regardless. And we may, in hindsight, be able to call them breakout seasons.

(Statistics provided by Hockey-Reference)

Home/Sabres News