Sabres Prospect Update – 2022 Draftees – Part 2
Buffalo had 11 picks in 2022, including three first-rounders
The Buffalo Sabres are considered to have one of the deepest prospect pools in the NHL. This is partially the benefit of selecting so high in recent drafts, but the club has also appeared to have a keen eye for talent and has promising youngsters that they’ve selected in the lower rounds.
Here is a quick update on the players selected in 2022 not currently in the NHL:
Mats Lindgren – D – 106th overall
The slick-skating Swede has good bloodlines (father Mats played nearly 400 NHL games), and has shown off his offensive skill set with both Kamloops and Red Deer of the Western Hockey League. The 19-year-old blueliner has 15 points (2 goals, 13 assists) in 18 games with the Rebels this season.
Vsevolod Komarov – D - 134th overall
The big right-handed Russian scored the game-winning goal for Quebec in the Memorial Cup final after an excellent season (12 goals, 27 assists) with the Remparts last season, and also opened some eyes at the Sabres prospect tournament in September. The 19-year-old has continued on his upward path this year, averaging nearly a point per game in 18 QMJHL games this season.
Jake Richard – F – 170th overall
A native of Jacksonville, FL, Richard impressed at the prospect tournament with his offensive chops after scoring 62 points in the USHL and has seven points (2 goals, 5 assists) in 14 games as a freshman at the University of Connecticut.
Gustav Karlsson – C – 187th overall
Selected as a 19-year-old overager in the sixth round in 2022, Karlsson split time between the junior level and SHL last season, but this season he has eight points in the third-tier HockeyEttan pro league in Sweden this season.
Joel Ratkovic-Berndtsson – LW - 202nd overall
Another late-round overager out of Sweden, JRB averaged over a point-per-game as a junior with Frolunda in 2022, and scored 20 goals in 34 games last season, with small stints in the SHL and second-level Allsvenskan. This season the 20-year-old has shifted to the second-level Finnish Mestis league and has seven points in 17 games with FPS Forssa.
Linus Sjodin – RW – 211st overall
Sjodin was selected as an overager after playing most of 2022 with Rogle and has played all of last season and 18 games this season in the SHL. The 21-year-old has two assists in 18 games this season.
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