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Now to bolded. This is uncalled for and absurd. I wrote an entire post about why I thought the points you were using wouldn't work, the age thing was but 1 of them. I gave your point of view equal weight and I disagree with it. I am not going to apologize to you if you literally cannot handle a different viewpoint such as Power is not worth 10% more than Sanderson at this moment in time (9/11/2023). Which one of us is right? No idea, I think I am but time will tell and I could very well be wrong. If Power is not signed before the season begins, all of this is moot anyways.

This is always the case when I point out flaws in someone's arguments. Personal attacks and the typical "settle down" nonsense. IMPO Your post was incorrect, I pointed that out and why I thought other subjective parts of your post would not be used. If you don't like it block me and be done with it. Yes Owen Power was 19 for about 15 NHL games before he turned 20. Idk how an agent uses that to get anywhere? It certainly doesn't equate to 10% more per year on the contract. I'll be sure to write "in my opinion" more often so you and others know I am giving my opinion. The FACT you have narrowed in on the age and ignored all the other reasons I think what you are saying is wrong is interesting. Basically this above post reads like projection. I would recommend you loosen up, settle down a little bit, stop nitpicking and looking at the bigger post overall. Let's do this then. Power is younger. Sure but by not even 1 year (4 months), idk how an agent can leverage that much, other than claiming I guess that Power will be better long term than Sanderson cuz he showed it earlier? I think that is a tough sell from an agent for 2 guys that are 4 months apart in age (that's right your argument about playing in the NHL younger is based on 4 months of age difference). +/- could be used but you have a tough sell of it when Adams and company can point to the Sabres just outscoring Ottawa by buckets. Ottawa also had a negative goal differential so again I think in the scheme of selling that Power deserves 10% more this is a tough sell to the Sabres. Rasmus Dahlin was a -36 under Krueger for example but it wasn't because of Dahlin as much as the team he was on and the coaching he had. Okay so then we have point totals, Sanderson had 32 and Power 35. Power played 2 more games so that argument blows up there. Well if Sanderson had played 2 more games he would have gotten the same amount would be any counter you want to use in all likelihood. TOI, if I were using that I would say that Sanderson is better than Power because he produced more in less TOI. TOI can basically inverted to show that Sanderson did more with less TOI just as much as it can show that Power got more and played more. I think you get a wash out there. So, how does Owen Power's agent go to Adams and say Power is worth 9mil for his 35pts when Dahlin is getting somewhere between 10-10.5 for his 73pts? That is the next biggest hurdle and where this allll falls apart IMO. Dahlin, the biggest thing Buffalo has that Ottawa does not. My point or opinion if you will is that your arguments for why Sanderson is worth 10% less than Owen Power is weak and as the GM of the Sabres, I would push back on all those points. On top of that Adams has leverage that Ottawa did not. Sanderson's agent could say "fine if you don't value my client we take bridges until we reach UFA or you trade us" and Ottawa has to give a bit, they don't have another Sanderson. What happens if Power's agent were to play that same card (same agent I think)? Hey Adams, if you don't give us 9mil for Power we walk! Adams, well I have Rasmus Dahlin so call me when you walk to wherever you are going and we will talk again. There is just less leverage and on top of that Sanderson is from Montana and Power is from Southern Ontario. Just saying that Power might be inclined to "settle" for 8mil when he gets to guarantee he plays about an hour from his family for the next decade. Personally if I were Owen Power, I would take a 2yr bridge and then get paid big when it ends and the cap is up and I am a 50pt all around defender.

Best prospect in the system.

We won't go out in the first round. You constantly underestimate this teams resilience and where they actually are at. This team will be tough enough, just watch it. Toughness comes from within, not without. This team has team toughness.

Owen Power never played in the NHL at 18. That's straight up bs. His agent has almost 0 leverage especially with Dahlin in Buffalo. Think about it, the agent ways Power deserves 9 mill for 35pts when Dahlin gets 10.5 for 73? And on top of that the Sabres have more leverage than Ottawa because we have Dahlin. Power is from southern Ontario and is probably very happy his family gets to see him. Being a 1st versus a 5th overall pick is almost negligible in its importance 3 years after your draft. +/- needs to die. Power if he signs an 8 yr deal is going to get maybe 8.25 because that's about all being taken 4 picks earlier and being a year younger is probably worth. It's not going to be 10% nor should it. Also, Ottawa overpaid. Owen Power never played in the NHL at 18 as you wrote. That's not true and it's factually inaccurate. Rasmus Dahlin did. Also had 73pts. Hard to argue that Dahlin is only worth 1.5 million more than Power.

This isn't even factually accurate. Power isn't getting over 9 million.

You're welcome to become a Redwings fan.

You're in here asking if I think chili's is better than Applebee's. They both are mediocre dumpster fires. Boosh had trade value, that's true, but he's just as meh as the other 3 and very shortly we're going to see Johnson and Novikov overtake them. It just doesn't matter and I think Stillman has the potential to be better than Boosh. Really says something when we're bitching about the 7th defender.

I love Levi but it's a lot to ask him to be better than Anderson over more games. We'll have to see what happens but Adams approach is certainly risky. The Sabres roster isn't inexperienced. Being young doesn't mean inexperienced.

I'll say it again. If the Buffalo Sabres miss the playoffs this season because of goaltending, Kevyn Adams was 100% wrong. Those 2 backups have to play 30-40 games.

If the Sabres miss the playoffs and goaltending was bad, Adams didn't make the right decision.

I believe those players are as good or better than Boosh. No, we need David Jiricek.

I don't. Bush was bad for most of the year except for about a 3 week window near the end.

Krebs is going to be the 3rd line center. He'll get lots of pk time but just get to 40 points. 14g 26a.

Ryan Johnson already can do everything Lyubushkin did. Novikov will be there shortly as well.

I'll make a bet right now. Buffalo will finish the regular season with a better record than Boston.

True but Northtown center is across the road from Alumni arena.

Pretty sure Skinner ranked near the top of the league in penalties drawn.

It doesn't because you aren't comparing the same things for Tage. Why? Simple, there are a lot more better forwards and a lot more forwards close to Tage than there are Dahlin. Dahlin was 3 points shy of being the 2nd highest scoring defender in the NHL. There is about 8 defenders in a top tier and then a big dropoff. Tage is great and I love him but there's probably 15-20 guys in that ballpark or better. So it comes down to how hard it is to acquire a true #1 defender versus trying to get a Tage. Also Tage signed essentially 2 years ago. I don't really understand what you are arguing if I am being honest. If the Sabres make the playoffs, the Norris votes go up. The problem with any of the trophies is they are based on team perception and player perception.

Connor Clifton will be fine.

Norris voting doesn't tell us anything.

Rossi had covid to the point of hospitalization in his DY+1. We will literally never know how that impacted him or still impacts him. https://theathletic.com/4215993/2021/04/27/wilds-marco-rossi-opens-up-about-heart-condition-that-forced-him-off-the-ice/

I dont think there is any issue with Tage or Cozens. They didn't have an issue with making less than Skinner. The other thing I will say about Thompson is that for several years he was on the edge of not being an NHL player. He had a great season and then the GM was like, "wanna sign a 7 year deal" and that deal basically sets up his family for life even if he is only getting about 25-30mil when all is said and done (taxes and escrow). He and his wife were starting a family and it was a big jump up from "almost out of the league and making just over a million" to "7yrs and 50mil". Tage decided to take the money and I don't think he regrets it at all, in fact I think he feels he has to earn that deal.

The Sabres core is better but it is closer than I would like. Stutzle and Tkachuk are really good and Batherson and Norris also have chances to be really good. That said, Chabot and Sanderson aren't Dahlin whereas I could argue that Tage and Cozens are Stutzle and Tkachuk (yes they play different styles). Sanderson and Power are similar but I think Power is underrated and this comes from a guy who didn't love Power in his draft year. As you also note, the Sabres have a ton of depth still to come and some of that will be very good including Quinn, JJP, Kulich, and Benson.

How can Power ask for 9 when he's basically Sanderson at this point? Also pay the consequences? You're talking about a GM that pays Tage and Cozens 14 million a year, combined.