Total Season stats: 38 GP, 8 G, 6 A, 14 PTS
Age: 23
Contract Status: Signed through 2022-23, $1.4 million
Tage Thompson’s season was fine, but depending on what happens this summer, it may have been his last as a member of the Buffalo Sabres organization. Could he be shipped out as part of a trade package? Could he be claimed by the expansion franchise, the Seattle Kraken? Or will he be back in Buffalo when October rolls around?
The 23-year-old played just one NHL game in the 2019-20 season due to injury, and his 2021 season saw him face both illness and scratches.