TAGE THOMPSON'S OUTSTANDING SEASON SO FAR

    ​Tage Thompson has had nothing but a fantastic season so far with the Buffalo Sabres. The 25 year old center was chosen 26th overall in the 2016 draft by St Louis. He was traded to the Sabres in 2018 during the offseason. This season Tage has shown the most amount of growth compared to his previous seasons averaging 1.56 points per game. In his past seasons, Tage has been averaging under a point per game. The Buffalo Sabres signed him to a 7 year deal worth $50,000,000 starting in the 2023-24 season. In addition, Tage Thompson has had very impressive accomplishments so far. On 12/7/22, the Sabres won against the Columbus Blue Jackets 9-4. Within the first period alone, Tage Thompson scored 4 goals and had an assist. Later on in the second period, Thompson scored his 5th goal of the game. This is absolutely remarkable considering he is only the second player to score 5 goals in a game Buffalo Sabres’ history. After this game, Tage spoke to the media and said, “You've spent a lot of years working to get to this point and to be rewarded for it is a pretty good feeling and it just leaves you hungrier." In addition to this accomplishment, Thompson was named NHL’s Second Star of the Week for the week of 12/12/22. During that week, Tage Thompson recorded 4 goals and 4 assists in 3 games. Do you think Tage Thompson could win the Rocket Richard Trophy at the end of the season?