Sabres Prospect Pool 2025-26

[GASabresIUFAN]

Who are our current prospects?  My general rule is as long as the player is 24 and under and is waivers exempt he is considered a prospect.

In that context Benson (he is still waivers exempt despite 2 years in the NHL), Kulich, Kozak and Doan are still prospects.  Kulich, Doan and Kozak all also spent time in Rochester next season.   

I'm also going to restrict myself to guys I think have a legit shot at the NHL or at least being AAAA players. 

Group 1:  Guys likely to (or should) start the year in the NHL - Levi, Doan, Kulich and Kozak

Group 2:  High end picks - Rosen, Helenius, Mrtka, Östlund,

Group 3: Maturing guys close to NHL ready - Novikov & Komarov

Group 4: early and middle round picks showing potential - Kleber, Ziemer, Osburn, Wahlberg, Strbak, McCarthy, Neuchev, Leinonen, Sardarian

Group 5: FA or Late round picks who have potential - Brunet, Leenders, Richard, Geary, Ratzlaff & Kopff

I'll add guys once drafted today.

Others Still in the system:  Ryan Johnson (31st - 2019), Kisakov (53rd - 2021), Polatpov (33rd  - 2021 - signed in RUS through 26/27), Miedema (109th in 2023), Nadeau (97th in 2021).

Edited 5 hours ago by GASabresIUFAN

[St. Pete Gogolak]

Rosen is going to be five years out and still not a sniff of the big league?  

[bob_sauve28]

31 minutes ago, St. Pete Gogolak said:

Rosen is going to be five years out and still not a sniff of the big league?  

He doesn't really check any of the boxes making us harder to play against and better on defense 

[dudacek]

34 minutes ago, St. Pete Gogolak said:

Rosen is going to be five years out and still not a sniff of the big league?  

I think if Rosen is in the countdown to the end of his Sabre career.

If he isn’t thrown in to a trade this summer, he will go back to Europe next summer.

[GASabresIUFAN]

Rosen is the one obvious trade piece.  Östlund is next on the trade watch.  

[Turbo44]

2 hours ago, St. Pete Gogolak said:

Rosen is going to be five years out and still not a sniff of the big league?  

Not when your stat line in 15 nhl games is 0 goals, 1 assist, -6. Some guys are just AHL guys unfortunately....bad pick