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Buffalo Sabres: Three things that went right in 2021-22

By Sion Fawkes

MONTREAL, QC - FEBRUARY 13: Jeff Skinner #53 of the Buffalo Sabres celebrates his fourth goal of the game with teammates during the third period against the Montreal Canadiens at Centre Bell on February 13, 2022 in Montreal, Canada. The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-3. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC - FEBRUARY 13: Jeff Skinner #53 of the Buffalo Sabres celebrates his fourth goal of the game with teammates during the third period against the Montreal Canadiens at Centre Bell on February 13, 2022 in Montreal, Canada. The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-3. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /
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BUFFALO, NY – NOVEMBER 29: Jeff Skinner #53 of the Buffalo Sabres celebrates his goal with Dylan Cozens #24 during the second period against the Seattle Kraken at KeyBank Center on November 29, 2021 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Kevin Hoffman/Getty Images) /

Seasons of redemption

Jeff Skinner jumped out to Yahoo Sports more than anyone else on the Buffalo Sabres. His 63 points tied a career-high and it was the ultimate season of redemption for a player who scored just 37 times in 112 games.

And while they did not mention it, Kyle Okposo‘s 45-point outing in 74 games also displayed redemption for the aging winger. Before 2021-22, his career in Buffalo looked null and void. But these days, Okposo’s performance and leadership qualities have pegged him as the frontrunner to achieve team captain status in 2022-23.

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If the Buffalo Sabres see a few more breakout seasons in 2022-23 from the likes of Casey Mittelstadt, Dylan Cozens, and Peyton Krebs, plus perhaps something from one of the rookies, they will build off of what went right this season. Especially if the players mentioned in the previous two slides can continue to play the way they did in 2021-22.

(Statistics provided by Hockey-Reference)

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