Sabres Fan in NS

You made a good point. I think that Power may actually end up bing the better all round player.

With luck he will be a good contributor to a playoff push the last month and once the Sabres are in. I am assuming he recovers fully and the Sabres make the playoff.

He is likely to get 60(ish)+ games and contribute a lot of energy. 10G and 25A maybe a bit more.

In other news .. who cares. @PASabreFan is right and @Taro T is right. Everybody gets a ribbon and we can all bask in the glory of this crazy world. I hear that a deal for Dahlin is done, or maybe close, or maybe not that close, or maybe just not announced, or maybe he wil lbe traded or maybe KA will be fired at noon tomorrow, or ...

Come on @Taro T you have to be able to laugh at yourself. And you maybe right about VO. Official Bison staff cap, but not red shirt. Looks exactly like him too and he would likely be invited to the game with the rest of the gang.

I am expecting career years from everybody. Even Bryson. He will be the best 10th D ever.

Thanks. I get that it's not *signed* yet, but the deals are in place. Regardless of the smoke screen told to Elliot, which he dutifully was told to spread around the interwebs. I think your mean that thread, eh ??

@dudacek and @Taro T .. I agree with Taro that Mitts will be signed to an extension too. Maybe not 7 years, but it will be another cap friendly deal.

I understand what you are saying here. The issue with a bridge is that you will end up paying a lot more for Power in 3 years .. assumig a 2 year bridge. He will become the highest paid Sabre then. The optics alone would not be very good to have him earning more than arguably your best player due to inflation and cap rising. 8 years at $8.5M is basically market value for Power now. He would jump all over it and it will be bargain contract from year 1 (a year from now). Can of worms .. meet opener.

Thanks. I had six out of 9. At first look I though the 2 hot dog and beer sellers were Sabre players. I was thinking .. who in the blazes are those two ??

Why not both ??

For as long as he wants he will be signed to 1 year deals. I think there will be one more after this one and then he will become VP of Player Relations or some such.

I bet they have a deal with both. To be announced when camp opens.

I can recognize about half.

The life of a Sabres fan - creating anxiety and drama when there is no need for any. He is under contract for the coming season. The Sabres do not need to sign an extension until almost a year from now. That said, they will not want a distaction during the season. I have a feeling that the contract is agreed to and there will be splashie photo op at the opening of training camp when KA will hand a 29 cent Bic to Dahlin for the staged signing. Flash bulbs will go off and the cheesy grins will be wide spread.

Okay. Different times. Different teams.

He has played many games. He is what he is no matter where he plays. The days of RaKru are over !! Ding ***** the witch is dead !!

Legit shutdown D.

And then Bergeron retired .. BOOM !! Tage is in the top 10.

I have loved the Sabres since the beginning. Through thick and thin. Even the wasted years - I agree with @Weave. Honestly, I have been to a few Bills games when they stank - my uncle had seasons for business years ago, but I am a fair weather fan of the Bills. I am a fan of the Bills, but not the NFL. I am a futbal fan and have a few sides that I follow .. not either from Manchester, nor Munich, nor London - Arsenal or Chelsea .........

Yes.

Why is this a debate? Not casting stones. The 3 most important positions on any NHL team are (in no particular order) .. 1) a stud #1 D - check (and double checked with Power) 2) a stud #1 C - check (and soon to be double checked with Cozens) 3) a stud #1 G - hoping for Levi to check this box Toss in an emerging shut down D in Mule and a number of other key pieces and the Sabres are on the cusp (hey @PASabreFan) of something. The prices of contracts are what they are. One could make the arguement that Dahlin has given the Sabres a home team discount. He probably would have gotten $12M on the open market. We are spoiled with the 3 recent big contracts. If I were KA I would sign Power to 8 years at $8.5M as soon as possible, if not sooner.

100+ points and a Hart finalist.

30G / 50A maybe more, if he plays the whole season. PPG+

He will be the top D in the NHL. Even the NHL will not be able to deny it and he will win the Norris.