The Buffalo Sabres had 11 picks in the 2021 NHL Draft, including top pick Owen Power, but four years out, the only players who have earned a full-time NHL job are Power and seventh-round pick Tyson Kozak.

The NHL’s 2025-26 season is about to begin, and on THN.com’s Buffalo Sabres site, we’re approaching the end of our player-by-player series in which we analyze every Sabres player’s expectations for the coming season.

The Buffalo Sabres have been considered to have one of the deepest prospect pools in the NHL, which is in part due to them selecting high in recent drafts because of their not qualifying for the playoffs. The Sabres have displayed an eye for talent, but the organization’s developmental model has not yielded enough results.