Do the Sabres actually need more RHD or does it not matter?

[Huckleberry]

On 7/21/2022 at 1:29 AM, inkman said:

You want bogo back ? 😛

[Flashsabre]

The all knowing Eklund is saying Sabres are in on Klingberg on a shorter deal (1-3 years). So this should happen since Eklund is never wrong.😜

Wings just signed Hagg to replace Pysyk. One depth Sabres dman for another.

[Huckleberry]

If you want someone bad on defense but with inflated offensive stats, klingberg is your man.

Personally I'm happy with our D this year.

[Flashsabre]

3 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

If you want someone bad on defense but with inflated offensive stats, klingberg is your man.

Personally I'm happy with our D this year.

I agree. We are at the point of the offseason where the Sabres will be thrown into every UFA signing and trade because they are one of the few teams with cap space to make things happen.

[Huckleberry]

For me we will have 2 guys eating up 20-25 minutes a night. 

Just get used Dahlin and Power being on the ice last 10 minutes of tight games together a lot 🙂

Can compare to the ducks 2007 winning D

Power=Pronger
Dahlin=Niedermayer

Rest of the ducks winning D was not so great.

Beauchemin could eat minutes if needed and score 30 points  = Joker
O'Donnell = Samuelsson
O'Brien = Lubyischkin 

Dipenta and Huskins Fitgzerald and Bryson.   

[Pimlach]

1 hour ago, Huckleberry said:

For me we will have 2 guys eating up 20-25 minutes a night. 

Just get used Dahlin and Power being on the ice last 10 minutes of tight games together a lot 🙂

Can compare to the ducks 2007 winning D

Power=Pronger
Dahlin=Niedermayer

Rest of the ducks winning D was not so great.

Beauchemin could eat minutes if needed and score 30 points  = Joker
O'Donnell = Samuelsson
O'Brien = Lubyischkin 

Dipenta and Huskins Fitgzerald and Bryson.   

Power getting to Pronger is a tall task.  He can be a different version of that, but tailored to todays game.  
Dahlin will pass Niedermayer. 

[Sabres Fan in NS]

17 hours ago, Pimlach said:

Power getting to Pronger is a tall task.  He can be a different version of that, but tailored to todays game.  
Dahlin will pass Niedermayer. 

Power is quite a different skill set than Pronger.  He may be more like Niedermayer in many ways.

Maybe ...

Power ... Niedermayer +

Dahlin ... Potvin

[Thorner]

So, Hall of Famer PLUS, for Power, as the expectation? 

Are we worried he’ll get complacent if we set the bar that low? 

[Sabres Fan in NS]

33 minutes ago, Thorny said:

So, Hall of Famer PLUS, for Power, as the expectation? 

Are we worried he’ll get complacent if we set the bar that low? 

The + was for the different skill set.

I'd be pretty happy if the kid gives us 15 years of Korab in his prime ... hey, shout out to @korab rules ... you never know, it worked for @biodork

56 points + a season and a solid hard nosed dman is not that shabby ... King Kong gave the Sabres 56 points and 184 pms in 1974-75.

And don't forget Dahlin is projected to be another Hall of Famer in Potvin (D that is, not J).

Hey, it may happen for both of them.