Player Discussion Owen Power, LD (1st overall, 2021) Gentle Giant

[Jim Bob]

I thought we trademarked workhorse for Cozens?

 

[KapG]

Love how his development is going so far. Also love having both dahlin and power in my 32 man keeper league

 

[MOGlLNY]

He has been so good these last 3-4 games. Besides a couple outlier "rookie" games he's gotten progressively better every single game.

That being said it's time to get healthy and lighten up his load a bit.

 

[DapperCam]

Dahlin and Power anchoring the top 2 pairs is the sort of talent that can win you a Stanley Cup (knock on wood)

 

[Fjordy]

STUD

 

[Zman5778]

Dahlin and Power anchoring the top 2 pairs is the sort of talent that can win you a Stanley Cup (knock on wood)

Very much reminds me of Pronger/Niedermayer (with differences, obviously).

 

[dortt]

Power may be developing into an elite #1 sooner than we expected. I was expecting a Myers rookie year. However, Power has exceeded expectations

Wasn't the end of the world when Dahlin had to miss a game, because we had another #1 who could fill in

 

[ValJamesDuex]

 

[Zman5778]

His pass to start the Tuch-to-Tage-to-Skinner goal was absolutely sublime.

 

[Butt Ox]

DO THE IMPOSSIBLE
SEE THE INVISIBLE
ROW! ROW!
FIGHT THE POWER!

TOUCH THE UNTOUCHABLE
BREAK THE UNBREAKABLE
ROW! ROW!
FIGHT THE POWER!

 

[Gras]

You think the reason he still hasn't scored a goal is because he hasnt picked out a song yet

 

[Fjordy]

Stud

 

[GOALOFSSON]

You think the reason he still hasn't scored a goal is because he hasnt picked out a song yet

Just get it done:

 

[Zman5778]

You think the reason he still hasn't scored a goal is because he hasnt picked out a song yet

He does have a goal song. I think it's Bieber and Will.i.am.

 

[Chainshot]

 

[Fjordy]

He has mistakes and that's okay, there are definitely a lot of positive qualities in his game, but he needs a normal legittop 4 D in a pair.

 

[Sabresruletheschool]

Dahlin and Power anchoring the top 2 pairs is the sort of talent that can win you a Stanley Cup (knock on wood)

Yeah, if Buffalo can fix the sh*t show after thier top three defenseman. And get some good goaltending.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Spotted in Banditland tonight:

 

[toddkaz]

Power doesn't look like a rookie out there and does well controlling the puck. I think he makes less mistakes than Dahlin in his rookie season that being said he needs to clean up the penalties and get more in tune in the offensive end. It will come.

 

[Fjordy]

Power doesn't look like a rookie out there and does well controlling the puck. I think he makes less mistakes than Dahlin in his rookie season that being said he needs to clean up the penalties and get more in tune in the offensive end. It will come.

It was also different coaches, team and partners. It's definitely easier for Power to enter the NHL when he already has Dahlin and Samuelsson and a good coach who knows how to work with young players.

 

[toddkaz]

It was also different coaches, team and partners. It's definitely easier for Power to enter the NHL when he already has Dahlin and Samuelsson and a good coach who knows how to work with young players.

All of that aside if you watch both of them play you could see Dahlin has a hesitation in his game and tried to make cute plays at the wrong times. How many times on the power play did the puck jump over his stick for a break away when he was a rookie? Coaches don't make pucks jump. Where as Power looks more comfortable perhaps the rink sizes played a role in it too.

 

[Fjordy]

All of that aside if you watch both of them play you could see Dahlin has a hesitation in his game and tried to make cute plays at the wrong times. How many times on the power play did the puck jump over his stick for a break away when he was a rookie? Coaches don't make pucks jump. Where as Power looks more comfortable perhaps the rink sizes played a role in it too.

Well, everyone makes mistakes, Power does too. But then again, Dahlin went through a terrible coaching school Krueger, it knocked him out psychologically, but now he is one of the best defenders in the NHL. Power was lucky not to know the idiot Krueger.

 

[toddkaz]

Well, everyone makes mistakes, Power does too. But then again, Dahlin went through a terrible coaching school Krueger, it knocked him out psychologically, but now he is one of the best defenders in the NHL. Power was lucky not to know the idiot Krueger.

But we don't see those mistakes anymore. You blame coaching I blame maturing. I guess we disagree

 

[Fjordy]

But we don't see those mistakes anymore. You blame coaching I blame maturing. I guess we disagree

This is how I talk about it when you are psychologically in a bad state (because of the coach), who constantly puts pressure on you, who does not allow you to play attack, often puts you on the bench, because of this, mistakes constantly occur. Have you seen the interviews Dahlin and Granato? They talk about it there. Rasmus said that he was constantly afraid to make a mistake and therefore made mistakes, but why was he afraid to make a mistake? Because the coach used a stick, not a carrot. Granato said that he completely gave freedom to Dahlin and said not to be afraid to make mistakes, play on instincts, and now Dahlin is playing, now of course he is more experienced, but I am 100% sure that the coaching approach is very important, especially for young players.

 

[Jim Bob]

Dimitri is ready to be upset at where Power lands in Calder voting.