The Sabres are going to need more players to elevate their performance in order to make a serious playoff push in the crowded Eastern Conference.
Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch have overcome sluggish starts to the 2025-26 season to become their typical high-impact contributors in recent games, which is the main reason the Buffalo Sabres have shown signs of turning their roller-coaster campaign around.
Not every struggling Sabres player is suddenly producing at an elite level, though.