2012-13:
• Finished T-1st among all Sabres skaters in assists (21)
• Led all Sabres forwards in average power play TOI (3:22)
• Recorded seven points (3+4) over a six game span (2/5-2/15)
• Tied career high with three points (1+2) vs. MTL (2/7)
• Logged 21:09 TOI vs. WPG (2/19), the fifth most minutes he has skated in his career and the most in a game decided in regulation time
• Missed one game (3/12 vs. NYR) with an upper-body injury
• Logged a career high 24:12 TOI vs. TOR (3/21), tallying a goal and an assist for his seventh multi-point game of the season
• Registered eight points (2+6) over a seven game span (3/17-3/30)
• Four game point-streak (1+4, 4/14-4/22)
SCOUTING REPORT
NHL Director of Central Scouting, E.J. McGuire
Strengths: "Tyler is a quick, 'water-bug'-type player. He scoots up and down the ice and can turn on a dime. He can drive wide on a defenseman who is unaware or a little slow. Tyler may be one of the best pure offensive players in the entire draft."
Outlook: "Getting bigger is not something within his control, he's done everything as far as his quickness and offensive development and now I think that it is just ready for him to show it at the next level."