Buffalo Sabres: 1 sentence prediction for each player’s 2023-24 season

Jan 24, 2023; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power (25) celebrates with right wing JJ Peterka (77) and right wing Alex Tuch (89) after scoring against the St. Louis Blues during the first period at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 24, 2023; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power (25) celebrates with right wing JJ Peterka (77) and right wing Alex Tuch (89) after scoring against the St. Louis Blues during the first period at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
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The Buffalo Sabres have a strong outlook for 2023-24, so how will each player perform this season? Here is a one-sentence prediction for each. 

The Buffalo Sabres are heading into the 2023-24 season expecting to make the playoffs and perhaps more. Best yet, they have more than enough talent to get there. Regardless of where you look in the Blue and Gold’s lineup, you see incredible potential, playmakers, and even intriguing depth pieces.

Since Buffalo is still young yet projected to be even better for this coming season than they were last year, making these predictions will be rather fun, even if we’re only giving one-sentence outlooks in this piece. So how do we think each member of the Sabres will fare in 2023-24? Keep reading.

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 15: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen #1 of the Buffalo Sabres looks on against the Washington Capitals during the second period of the game at Capital One Arena on March 15, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

Predicting each member of the Buffalo Sabres 2023-24 season in one sentence

Goaltenders

Devon Levi: Will open the season as a 1A barring an unforeseen trade for a veteran and the potential Calder finalist will put up solid numbers playing behind an improved defensive unit.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: Unless he’s traded, Luukkonen will show everyone why the Sabres kept their faith in him as a 1B.

Eric Comrie: Will be the odd man out in camp and the Sabres will put him on waivers, where another team will claim him.

Dustin Tokarski: Will end up as the starting goaltender with the Rochester Americans and will try to recreate the success Malcolm Subban enjoyed last season.

Devin Cooley: Another goaltender heading for Rochester will serve as Tokarski’s backup and perhaps work his way into a 1B role.