Our annual Top 25 Under 25 series serves to find the best young players in the Buffalo Sabres organization, be it NHL, AHL, European or junior leagues. We voted on everyone from Asplund to Willman, and the best 25 players get profiled throughout the month of September. Today's subject: Casey Nelson.
Age: 24 Height: 6'2'' Weight: 183 lbs.
Defenseman Casey Nelson pretty much came out of nowhere to jump into the Buffalo Sabres lineup late last season. Signed as a highly-touted college free agent out of Minnesota State University-Mankato in the WCHA conference, he had just finished his junior year when the Sabres picked him up in late March.