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Buffalo Sabres: Best and worst-case scenarios for each rookie in 2022

By Sion Fawkes

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 12: Owen Power #25 of the Buffalo Sabres levels Ilya Mikheyev #65 of the Toronto Maple Leafs while skating in his first career NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on April 12, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Sabres defeated the Maple Leafs 5-2. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - APRIL 12: Owen Power #25 of the Buffalo Sabres levels Ilya Mikheyev #65 of the Toronto Maple Leafs while skating in his first career NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on April 12, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Sabres defeated the Maple Leafs 5-2. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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Jan 20, 2022; Buffalo, New York, USA; Buffalo Sabres right wing Jack Quinn (22) skates up ice with the puck during the second period against the Dallas Stars at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports /

Jack Quinn

Quinn dominated during the regular season in Rochester and even had a two-point outing in two games with the Buffalo Sabres in a cameo appearance. In his best-case scenario, Quinn picks up where he left off from what he showed us following his first season in Rochester.

In this case, he scores often, and averages close to one point per game. He also stays healthy and remains consistent throughout the season with few, if any, pitfalls. Like Power, he would play in at least 70 contests, with between 50 and 60 points. Ideally, Quinn winds up on the second line during the latter half of the year.

During the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs, Quinn struggled. And in a worst-case scenario, he continues to struggle at the NHL level. A half-point per game or less would show us that Quinn isn’t out of his slump yet, and while he wasn’t as bad as his statistics indicated, everyone expects him to come in and put up points.

Quinn also missed extended time with an injury in 2021-22. And if he continues to struggle on the health front, juxtaposed with pedestrian production, it will be a long season. But if this occurs, let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves and start branding him as the next Casey Mittelstadt just yet.

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