Corey Pronman’s deep dive into the farm system of every NHL organization includes a ranking of all of the team’s prospects, broken into tiers based on their projection; the impact on the upcoming season and an overall ranking of all players under 23. Further explanation of Pronman’s system, player eligibility, prospect tiers and the complete ranking of all 31 teams can be found here.



The Sabres’ system saw a significant change from last season, with numerous graduations, trades and draft picks fundamentally changing their pipeline. What’s left is a much thinner pipeline than the one a year ago, but one with a true top prospect in Dylan Cozens and some impressive players behind him at defense and in net.



Key additions: Dylan Cozens, Ryan Johnson



Key subtractions/graduations: Rasmus Dahlin, Casey Mittelstadt, Alexander Nylander, Brendan Guhle, Lawrence Pilut, Linus Ullmark



2018 farm system ranking: No. 1



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