It is no secret what the Buffalo Sabres, as a franchise, are hoping to achieve: to end their playoff drought. While it has been well over a decade, it isn't out of the question, but if they do reach it, they will need big performances from some of their players.
When looking ahead to the upcoming regular season, these are four players who appear to be in position to set new career-bests and would be a big part of the Sabres finally getting to the playoffs.
4 Buffalo Sabres who have a chance to set new career-highs in 2025-26 season
Tage Thompson
Goals
At the start of training camp, Tage Thompson commented that he would love to get to 50 goals, and the way he has played this preseason, it feels like this is a real possibility.