As you’re probably well aware by now, the Buffalo Sabres currently hold 11 picks in the 2022 NHL Draft, being held later this week in Montreal, Quebec. Let’s take a quick look at where the Sabres are picking this year and how they’ve used those same picks in the past.
If nothing else, take this as a friendly reminder: draft position and number only matter so much. It’s what a player does with the opportunity - and how their team helps them in their development - that matters in the long run.
Pick #9
In 1982, the Sabres selected winger Paul Cyr from the WHL’s Victoria Cougars with this pick.