Buffalo Sabres‘ 3rd year center Tage Thompson(72) starts his contract season reassigned to affiliate Rochester Americans and he’s lighting it up with 4 goals and 4 assists in 9 AHL games with a +3 rating and one game winning tally, so is very likely on the radar for a recall if needed.
Originally a St. Louis Blues‘ 1st round pick in the 2016 draft (#26 overall), he played in their system for a year and 16 games with Chicago Wolves on an ato after leaving a 2nd year at University Of Connecticut.
He split time in his rookie campaign up for 41 games and reassigned for 30 to affiliate San Antonio Rampage before he was a component part of a huge trade that sent him east.
The large and lanky 6’6″ 215 lbs. forward spent all but 8 games in the big league last season playing a career high 65 NHL games scoring a new best 7 goals and 12 points.
He just turned 22-years old and looks good to re-up for at least a couple more years to see if he can add to those totals.