Ranking the Sabres forwards for the 2024-25 season from worst to first
5 - Dylan Cozens
Dylan Cozens should be set for a rebound season after he struggled in 2023-24 and ended the year with 47 points and 18 goals. It wasn’t the progression we wanted to see, but his high-energy play didn’t waver, and Cozens has worked his way out of scoring slumps in the past, so I’m confident the best is yet to come this season.
4 - Jack Quinn
Okay, so perhaps no one else is poised for a bigger statistical increase than Jack Quinn, who looked sensational despite struggling through an injury-riddled 2023-24 campaign. A full offseason of work could send his play into the stratosphere, but he’s not the only one I’m ultra-confident in.
3 - JJ Peterka
JJ Peterka was the Sabres biggest riser last season, and although he finished the year with 28 goals, Peterka still had his relative ups and downs. If he finds more consistency, Peterka will end the 2024-25 season as one of the NHL’s better scorers.
2 - Alex Tuch
Alex Tuch is a physical two-way forward who ended the 2-23=24 season with 82 takeaways, and that number should continue to increase. He’s one fast start away from enjoying another career season after he put up career-best numbers on offense in 2022-23. While his performance dipped in the offensive zone last season, 82 blocks and 72 hits inch Tuch closer to becoming one of the NHL’s more well-rounded players, but he must rebound in scoring.
1 - Tage Thompson
Although he missed 11 games and rarely seemed to be completely healthy, Tage Thompson still ended the year with 29 goals and 56 points, so what would a 100 percent healthy version of him look like? Like Tuch, Tage also grew more physical last season, and under a new head coach in Lindy Ruff, expect him to land a few more checks in 2024-25.
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