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Love this signing Now here's a guy with loads of playoff experience providing much needed veteran leadership on the back-end. Dahlin, Power, Samuelssom and Jokiharju will all benefit from his presence.

The Sabre's were the first team in NHL history to ice two defensemen drafted #1 OA in Power and Dahlin.

Prepare to be disappointed.

Have a night were they let each individual player decide which themed jersey they wear for warmies... better yet let them design their own for whatever cause they'd like bring awareness too.

Can Devon Levi, a rookie goaltender, provide at minimum NHL average goaltending? Maybe. Is it wise for KA to go into the season with nothing but a a "maybe" at the most important position in the ice? No.

Not sure he's "underrated", just we know what we're getting with him... we've already seen peak Zemgus. Solid defensive play, kills penalties, blocks shots, doesn't score or generate offense.

Trade bait.

Well I don't have any specific reason to believe the young players won't continue to improve. With NHL average goaltending they easily make the playoffs last season. It's more than concerning that KA believes they're set with Comrie, UPL and Levi.

prepare the banner

taking away a spot in the lineup for a faster and more skilled player

Seems like a biased report... where's weather, night life, entertainment, recreational activities, etc....?

Nick Seeler would be a nice add.

UMinny had Johnson listed at 6'1 190lbs. The Sabres list Jokiharju at 6'0 200lbs. They're both lying 🙂

ha If KA truly believed in the leadership abilities of his young core, he wouldn't need to re-up KO. He'd keep that spot open for a kid like Kulich, Rosen, Savoie, or Rousek. Be better.

Thought KA didn't want any vets standing in the way of the young guns? This signing speaks volumes about the lack of young leadership on this team. Do better.

Edm won the McDavid lottery, Buffalo dropped from 1st to 2nd. Teams are tanking with the lottery in place, in fact I'd argue it encourages tanking as the farther you fall the better your chances become. Bottoming out to rebuild is a common strategy exercised by every team in every sport. If you decide to throwaway a season and risk alienating your fanbase, I'm fine with that. I strongly disagree with the idea that tanking is somehow unethical and needs to be prevented.

Get rid of the lottery, hockey was fine for 100 years without it. If teams decide to tank and risk alienating their fanbase then so be it.

That's what beer league is for. He's a pro getting paid a large sum to be his best for Buffalo. Well I hope and pray he comes out healthy. That's fine, but if gets hurt they'll be lots of questions. He's a key piece.

Everybody gets an award!

It's too early to rank them. Both players, imo, have some runway to improve... especially Power. Ask again in 5 years.

I'm kinda surprised Tuch is going, considering his injuries this season, you'd think he'd take a break and let his body heal up completely.... he's battled injuries practically his entire career thus far.

The Norris has devolved into "whichever defenseman scores the most points". It is what it is. Dahlin's a great defenseman no matter how many votes he gets. That said, maybe they should have a separate award for "most points by a defenseman" like the Art Ross.. call it the Coffey Trophy or something.

Power outage?

To me a team core is a combination of ability, locker room presence, and how bad they want to be here. These are the heart and soul guys who create the team culture and younger players look up to. 5 most core guys: Dahlin, Thompson, Cozens, Tuch, Samuelsson I'm not counting Okposo because he's not under contract. Power, Quinn, Krebs, Peterka are still too young.