Sabres Top 10 Prospects for 2022-23

The list is comprised of players with no NHL experience. This list will be reserved for players who need a season or more of development. The players' individual talents, team fit, and gameplay are the main criteria for the rankings. The list includes players from all positions. It is based on the player's development and their potential to make the Sabres' roster.

Mats Lindgren was drafted by Buffalo in the fourth round of the 2022 NHL draft. Lindren is 6-foot-2 and 176 pounds.

Ryan Johnson is an offensive defender who plays for the University of Minnesota. He has good skating ability and playmaking vision. Johnson will make a decision at the end of the season whether to sign with the Buffalo Sabres.

Alexander Kisakov will play for the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League this coming year. He was taken late in 2021 in second round. Sabres have a lot of young talent in their prospect pool.

7. Prokhor Poltapov is a Russian right wing who plays for CSKA Moskova in the KHL. He plays both an offensive and a physical game.

Tyson Kozak was a seventh-round pick in the 2021 Draft. Koza had a breakout season in 2021-22 with the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL. He impressed in Sabres' first Prospects Challenge game against the Montreal Canadiens.

Jiri Kulich was ruled out of the Sabres’ Prospects Challenge with a lower-body injury. Kulch was the 28th-overall pick in the 2022 Draft and will play in Rochester if he doesn't make the roster out the training camp.

Isak Rosen had a slow season with his Swedish Hockey League club Leksands IF in 2021-22. He will play in the AHL this year and get a call-up to the NHL at some point this season.

Noah Ostlund was the 16th-overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. He will play this season in Sweden. Ostlund is one of the most creative and smooth puck handlers in Sabres' history.

Devon Levi is a 6-foot-1 goalie who plays for Northeastern University. He is the second-best prospect available to the Sabres after Sam Reinhart. He was acquired in the trade with the Florida Panthers that sent Reinhardt away.

Matthew Savoie was drafted ninth overall in 2022. He has the potential to make the team out of training camp. The odds are that he will be sent back to the WHL for another season. He is 5-foot-9 and has one of the hardest working motors of any player.

The Sabres have some of the best center and forward prospects in the league. Kevyn Adams has a lot of young players who show a great deal of promise. Savoie is the most promising one, but any one of them could become the next Sabres' superstar.