Dahlin is the third best defensive player on the Sabres? I am guessing that is a joke. He is ranked at the #37 best player in the entire NHL. Tage is the only other Sabre even ranked in the top 100 players, and he is #64. Dahlin is an elite player. He is the captain for a reason. Did you see the quick touch pass on the PP goal today?
BTW, I love Josh Allen, but he has had a lot more to work with than Dahlin, AND he has the same amount of championships. ZERO. Will Josh Allen win a championship before Dahlin? Maybe. Will he win more championships than Dahlin, not likely. Sabres are young and they are loaded with talent. I think Dahlin wins multiple Stanley Cups, and Allen will be lucky if he wins one. As long as he has a coach that has a defensive scheme that seems incapable of stopping the run in a big spot, it will be a major challenge. McDermott is a really good coach, but his defensive scheme is vulnerable to certain teams. Hard to beat elite teams when your defensive scheme lacks physicality.