The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by members of the Die By The Blade community. It was a combination of six staff writers and over 485 fans that ranked players under the age of 25 as of August 10, 2021. Each participant used their own metric of current ability and production to rank each player.
After his first pro season, defenseman Mattias Samuelsson is “very close to” cracking an NHL roster full-time; that’s what Rochester Americans head coach Seth Appert said of the 21-year-old back in May, and it rings true today as Samuelsson is in Buffalo for the Sabres Prospects Challenge.