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Buffalo Sabres: Bold Predictions for each player aged 25 to 29 in 2022

By Sion Fawkes

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MARCH 16: Tage Thompson #72 of the Buffalo Sabres skates against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on March 16, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MARCH 16: Tage Thompson #72 of the Buffalo Sabres skates against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on March 16, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – DECEMBER 17: Casey Fitzgerald #45 of the Buffalo Sabres takes a shot during the second period of a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG PAINTS Arena on December 17, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) /

Casey Fitzgerald becomes the next man up at defenseman

This is a highly unpopular opinion since Lawrence Pilut returned to the Buffalo Sabres organization. But overall, Fitzgerald showed enough last year to justify a return as the team’s extra defenseman.

The Sabres need physicality this year, and Fitzgerald helps bring that element to the table better than the likes of Henri Jokiharju and Jacob Bryson. He also brings more heat than Pilut, and this is what will eventually win him the job as the extra skater.

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Last year, he played in 36 games and snagged 86 hits. In 2022-23, Fitzgerald will likely play in a similar number of games, but I’m looking for him to reach the 100-hit mark. Oh, and I’m also projecting at least five fights.

(Statistics provided by Hockey-Reference)

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