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Buffalo Sabres 2022 Draft: Weaknesses for each draft pick

By Sion Fawkes

KITCHENER, ONTARIO - MARCH 23: Matthew Savoie #93 of Team Red skates against Team White in the 2022 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game at Kitchener Memorial Auditorium on March 23, 2022 in Kitchener, Ontario. (Photo by Chris Tanouye/Getty Images)
KITCHENER, ONTARIO - MARCH 23: Matthew Savoie #93 of Team Red skates against Team White in the 2022 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game at Kitchener Memorial Auditorium on March 23, 2022 in Kitchener, Ontario. (Photo by Chris Tanouye/Getty Images) /
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MONTREAL, QUEBEC – JULY 08: (L-R) Bruce Boudreau and Cammi Granato of the Vancouver Canuks speak with Don Granato of the Buffalo Sabres at the 2022 NHL Draft at the Bell Centre on July 08, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Joel Ratkovic Berndtsson, RW/202nd overall

There is hardly any information online about Joel Ratkovic Berndtsson, so this one is going by snippets that I have heard from places like Chat Sports. Berndtsson’s skating is average at best and his overall game remains undeveloped.

Most sources have said that, like most late-round prospects, Berndtsson won’t be heading to North America any time soon. However, he played well enough during his final season in Frolunda HC U20 that there is an outside chance he will see time in the SHL. Last season, he scored 49 points and 22 goals in 47 contests, which showed moderate production.

He has also, at least per Elite Prospects, never seen time in international play. Overall, this is a project pick whose undeveloped game will keep him out of the Buffalo Sabres organization (AHL or NHL) for the foreseeable future.

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