Sabres: Tage Thompson searches for consistency

Feb 21, 2019; Tampa, FL, USA;Buffalo Sabres right wing Tage Thompson (72) skates with the puck during the second period at Amalie Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

On a Buffalo Sabres roster with goal scorers like Jack Eichel, Taylor Hall, and Victor Olofsson and grinders like Curtis Lazar and Cody Eakin, players under the category of “What is his fit?” can include Tage Thompson. The 23-year-old forward is now in his third season with the organization after being acquired from St. Louis in July 2018 as part of the Ryan O’Reilly trade.

While that deal backfired for Buffalo, as O’Reilly won the Conn Smythe trophy on the 2019 Stanley Cup champions, Patrik Berglund and…