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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: A general view of the draft board from Round Two of the 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft at Bell Centre on July 08, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QUEBEC – JULY 08: A general view of the draft board from Round Two of the 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft at Bell Centre on July 08, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Jake Richard, RW/170th overall

He is about as raw as Neuchev, with just one season of experience in the USHL, playing for the Muskegon Lumberjacks. Therefore, Jake Richard‘s biggest weakness is just lack of experience and the unknown regarding how his sophomore campaign on the junior circuit will pan out.

While he went unranked in Neutral Zone’s final NHL Draft rankings, this isn’t the most pressing concern. With 48 points (18 goals) in 56 games, Richard has natural talent and he has shown the ability to jump right into the next level and play. But now that opponents know how good he can be, what is his ultimate response when they eventually do have an answer for him?

Richard was one of the Buffalo Sabres best picks on Day 2 of the 2022 NHL Draft, considering his raw talent and production. But he is so inexperienced that there is a lot of mystery surrounding how this prospect will fare when he faces adversity.

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