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I don't know if this is for the Sabres board or what but I feel like we never hear anything about him. We used to hear about Dahlin but he was borderline generational on D. Owen Power was never a top #1 overall and maybe he's overshadowed by Dahlin. That said, how has he been?
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There is a reason Defensemen don't go first overall that often. They're not unimportant but they aren't (on an individual basis) really gamebreakers the way forwards are. Goal suppression is more of a team effort and they can't really impact what goes on when they aren't on the ice sixty percent of the time, and offensively a lot of their points come from secondary assists and powerplay points. A D has to be like Top 10, Top 5 in the League to be a first overall pick in a vacuum worthy player (obviously if a Draft sucks then a good D is still the way to go).

Sabres have a 23 year old and 21 year old that both went first overall, and neither are busts or anything really close to it, and they still might not be a playoff team. That'd be pretty unfathomable if both were Forwards.
 
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He's still developing, but he's going to be really good -- particularly offensively. I'd like to see him get a little more physical and less tentative with the puck in the defensive zone as he matures, but his offensive instincts are fantastic. He creates offensive chances that you don't always notice, but his underlying metrics are good. As an example, combining last season and this season, he's been on the ice for more 5v5 Goals-For than any defenseman other than Karlsson and Dunn. He's also a huge minute-eater for a 20-year old defensemen. Give him another 2 years, and I think he'll be outstanding.

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Super underrated because of the shadow that dahlin has cast. He will be a true #1 dman one day. He's got all the tools
 

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WarriorofTime said:
There is a reason Defensemen don't go first overall that often. They're not unimportant but they aren't (on an individual basis) really gamebreakers the way forwards are. Goal suppression is more of a team effort and they can't really impact what goes on when they aren't on the ice sixty percent of the time, and offensively a lot of their points come from secondary assists and powerplay points. A D has to be like Top 10, Top 5 in the League to be a first overall pick in a vacuum worthy player (obviously if a Draft sucks then a good D is still the way to go).

Sabres have a 23 year old and 21 year old that both went first overall, and neither are busts or anything really close to it, and they still might not be a playoff team. That'd be pretty unfathomable if both were Forwards.
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I don’t think this is really fair. Power is still pretty raw and while a good player still has a lot of growth left. Forwards typically develop quicker. If he becomes what he seems capable of, Buffalo should be a playoff team.
 
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