Die By The Blade · Jul 10, 2020
Buffalo Sabres Top-25 Under-25, #17: Ryan Johnson
Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty ImagesThe Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by members of the Die By The Blade community. It was a combination of seven staff writers and over 250 fans that ranked players under the age of 25 as of July 15th, 2020. Each participant used their own metric of current ability and production to rank each player. This is our 2020 pre-draft rankings.
Fans of the Buffalo Sabres had mixed feelings when Jason Botterill opted to select Ryan Johnson with the 31st pick of the 2019 NHL Draft. With a handful of high-octane scoring forwards left on the board, the organization instead drafted yet another defenseman (after picking five of them the year prior).