Buffalo Sabres: 3 forwards who will return in 2022-23
By Sion Fawkes
Ryan MacInnis
MacInnis spent most of his career in the AHL, playing for four different teams. He also has 27 games of NHL experience, which gives him a little more value. However, he has just one career point. But with so many Amerks slated to join or at least challenge for a spot on the Sabres roster, the organization needs depth, and MacInnis provides it.
He was productive, but not spectacular, with 27 points in 49 games, including 11 goals. He won’t challenge anyone for a spot on the main roster, but MacInnis will at least compete for a spot on the Amerks top scoring line.
Other notable forwards mentioned in previous articles that should return include John Hayden and Mark Jankowski. Hayden was the team’s best defensive-minded forward who acts as a human sledgehammer. He also has an enforcer mentality.
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Jankowski is a possession-oriented player who was arguably the best forward on the Amerks not named J.J. Peterka, Peyton Krebs, or Jack Quinn. He should, at worst, return to the Amerks if he doesn’t secure a spot on the fourth line.
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