With the 2024 NHL Draft less than two months away, let’s see how each of the Buffalo Sabres players and prospects aged 24 and under stack up against one another. This series will be broken into six distinct tiers, with today kicking off Tier VI, comprising those ranked 21st through 24th. As the series progresses, we will unearth the following:
Tier V (Players ranked 17th to 20th)
Tier IV (Players ranked 13th to 16th)
Tier III (Players ranked 9th to 12th)
Tier II (Players ranked 5th to 8th)
Tier I (Players ranked 1st to 4th)
The criteria are that each player involved in these rankings must be part of the Sabres system, they do not need to be signed with the organization, and most importantly, they must also be aged no older than 24. They also don’t need to be facing the ultimatum for general manager Kevyn Adams to sign them or to let them walk in free agency
Buffalo Sabres Top 24-and-under prospects and players Tier VI
Now that you’ve caught the gist of how this series will work, one more thing to know is that following the NHL Draft and free agency, we will revisit this list and come up with new rankings. This is because when new players are drafted, they may supersede some of those listed, especially in the lower tiers.
There’s always a chance the Sabers land someone 24 years old or younger, and the reality is that Kevyn Adams may choose not to sign some of the names listed in this draft. And yet, by that point, some of the players listed will have “aged out”, although this does not happen at Tier VI.
So now that we have the basics out of the way, let’s rank the top prospects and players 24 years old and younger in the Sabers system.
