Sabres’ Jack Quinn’s breakout has been a long time coming

Oct 20, 2026, 10:19 AM ET|Comments (0)

from Daily Faceoff, by Steven Ellis,

There were many across the internet who questioned the Buffalo Sabres’ decision to draft Jack Quinn eighth overall in 2020.

For starters, his Ottawa 67’s teammate, Marco Rossi, looked like the more complete player, and he went ninth to the Minnesota Wild . Cole Perfetti felt like an excellent option there, and Anton Lundell was easily the top two-way forward still available. Sure, Quinn was a high-end goal scorer coming off a 52-goal season, but many questioned if he’d be able to thrive outside of a goal-scoring role.

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