The 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.
When the Buffalo Sabres acquired Henri Jokiharju from the Chicago Blackhawks via trade last summer, the deal came as a bit of a surprise. Buffalo already had something of a defensive logjam on their hands, and adding another NHL-capable asset was an unexpected move.