Mattias Samuelsson

Mattias Samuelsson

24-Year-Old DefensemanD
Buffalo Sabres
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Injuries have plagued Samuelsson's four-year NHL career, including a shoulder injury that limited him to just 41 games last season. In fact, the 24-year-old defenseman has never reached the 60-game mark in a season. Even when healthy, offensive upside hasn't exactly been a staple of the Philadelphia native's game considering he has tallied just .19 points per game over his 150 NHL appearances. If there is a fantasy upside for Samuelsson, it's his defensive work -- he registered 106 hits and 86 blocked shots despite limited action in 2023-24. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a seven-year, $30 million contract extension with the Sabres in October of 2022.
Tallies in Saturday's win
DBuffalo Sabres
October 13, 2024
Samuelsson scored a goal on four shots and levied four hits in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Panthers.
ANALYSIS
Samuelsson is not a high scorer, as the 24-year-old typically features in more of a shutdown role. The goal was his first point through four games, and he's added six shots on net, 10 hits and six blocked shots while averaging 16:08 of ice time. Samuelsson should be a fixture in the lineup in 2024-25, but he's topped out at 10 points and 55 games over the first four seasons of his career, so there's little upside and significant injury risk involved in his play.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    16:52
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:01
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    3:22
 
Ice Time
Power Play
Short-Handed
2022–23
22:11
0:05
2:46
2023–24
20:30
0:02
2:47
2024–25
16:52
0:01
3:22
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2022
Samuelsson was leaned on heavily by Buffalo in 2022-23, averaging 22:11 of ice time, but injuries including a broken hand and a sprained MCL limited him to 55 outings. The 23-year-old defenseman might be fine for the start of the 2023-24 campaign, but he's likely to continue to be used as more of a defensive option, which frees up his usual partner, Rasmus Dahlin, to play the aggressive game he excels at. That arrangement left Samuelsson with two goals and 10 points last season and even if he stays healthy this time around, the blueliner reaching the 20-point milestone is probably the best fantasy managers could hope for. On the bright side, he does have the potential to finish with over 150 hits and 125 blocks over a full campaign, if he can stay healthy.
A stay-at-home defender with limited offensive upside, Samuelsson played a little more than half the season (42 games) for the Sabres last year, picking up ten assists, 100 hits, 60 blocked shots and a minus-10 rating, while averaging exactly 20 minutes of ice time per game. He would appear to have the inside track to a full-time job with Buffalo heading into the 2022-23 campaign, making Samuelsson a sneaky cheap source of hits and blocks in leagues which reward those statistics. Just keep in mind there's going to be virtually no offensive production attached.
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Full participant Wednesday
DBuffalo Sabres
September 18, 2024
Samuelsson (shoulder) was a full go for Wednesday's training camp session, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
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Starts skating
DBuffalo Sabres
Shoulder
April 18, 2024
Samuelsson (shoulder) has been cleared to resume skating, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports Thursday.
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Moves to IR
DBuffalo Sabres
Upper Body
February 6, 2024
Samuelsson (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.
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Done for the year
DBuffalo Sabres
Upper Body
February 4, 2024
Samuelsson (upper body) has undergone surgery and will not return during the 2023-24 campaign.
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Undergoing MRI
DBuffalo Sabres
Upper Body
January 26, 2024
Samuelsson is still undergoing medical imaging for his upper-body injury, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports Friday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could return Saturday
DBuffalo Sabres
January 18, 2024
Samuelsson could return to the lineup from an upper-body injury against Tampa Bay on Saturday, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.
ANALYSIS
Samuelsson will miss his second straight game Thursday versus Chicago. Samuelsson has one goal, six assists, 24 PIM, 83 blocked shots and 81 hits in 39 appearances this season. Look for Ryan Johnson to be the odd man out upon Samuelsson's return.
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