A newly released ranking of the NHL's top prospects included a couple unexpected names from the Sabres' farm system.
Jake Richard headlined a group of under-the-radar Buffalo Sabres draft picks who cracked a new list of the top 200 NHL-affiliated prospects ahead of the 2025-26 season.
Sound of Hockey's Curtis Isacke released the ranking, which is based on a "data score" approach that relies solely on a player's statistical performance over the past three years rather than the more traditional eye-test driven scouting analysis of young players.