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If I were the Buffalo Sabres general manager in the summer of 2023…

By Sion Fawkes

Dec 19, 2022; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; All five Buffalo Sabres skaters collapse to their net to prevent a Vegas Golden Knights goal during the third period at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 19, 2022; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; All five Buffalo Sabres skaters collapse to their net to prevent a Vegas Golden Knights goal during the third period at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 17, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson (72) passes the puck in the third period against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports /

Buffalo Sabres 2023-24 depth chart

Forwards

  • Skinner – Tage – Tuch
  • Quinn – Cozens – Peterka
  • Kulich – Mittelstadt – Savoie
  • Rousek – Krebs – Greenway
  • Jost – Murray

Defensemen

  • Dahlin – Samuelsson
  • Power – Top-Four D-Man
  • Jokiharju – Lyubushkin
  • Stillman

Goaltenders

  • Levi – Luukkonen

Just so you know, the average age, without counting the top four blueliner whose name I will not drop, is 24.1. Overall, this is a younger hockey team, but one with the potential to not only earn their first trip to the postseason in 13 years, but to also contend for a half-decade at the absolute least.

Sure, there is a lot of youth still on this team, and that can scare some analysts. But there is also a lot of talent and a lot of experience, which will make up for some growing pains we will see from Savoie, Kulich, and potentially, Rousek.

I will also expect a bit of a learning curve from Power and his partner on the second line. Although I see the two building eventual chemistry, don’t be surprised if some dysfunction exists during the first 20 or so games of the season.

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Do I believe this young Buffalo Sabres roster will contend? Absolutely, or else I’d have constructed it differently. And when Kevyn Adams returns before the puck drops in October, he would only need to work on maintaining the lineup that’s now built to win.

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