Player Discussion Rasmus Dahlin Part 4 - D (1st Overall, 2018, Frölunda HC, SHL)

[dasaybz]

A quasar?

Supernova?

 

[GOALOFSSON]

If Power is better than Dahlin then I will be so pumped. Dahlin is starting to look like a superstar. What would that make Power then?

An owner of multiple SC rings

 

[dortt]

If Power is better than Dahlin then I will be so pumped. Dahlin is starting to look like a superstar. What would that make Power then?

If Power is better than the current Dahlin, we are golden then.

We'd have a borderline elite number 1 D playing #3 D. A problem every single team would love to have

 

[Dubi Doo]

Dion Dawkins Meets Rasmus Dahlin at #NHLAllStar

Keep an eye out for the celly Dahlin does when he scores again! Dawkins seems like such a good dude!

 

[sabremike]

Reminder that the people crapping on Dahlin as a bust are the same ones who wanted to exile my giraffe to Seattle before this season in the expansion draft.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Reminder that the people crapping on Dahlin as a bust are the same ones who wanted to exile my giraffe to Seattle before this season in the expansion draft.

No they aren’t - I’ve never cropped on Dahlin once.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Reminder that the people crapping on Dahlin as a bust are the same ones who wanted to exile my giraffe to Seattle before this season in the expansion draft.

To be fair, I think basically everyone except you was ready to give up on Tage before this season. He hadn't shown much.

The Dahlin hate, on the other hand, has, at best, a tenuous connection to the reality of his play.

 

[Fearnot]

To be fair, I think basically everyone except you was ready to give up on Tage before this season. He hadn't shown much.

The Dahlin hate, on the other hand, has, at best, a tenuous connection to the reality of his play.

I wanted Kyrou

 

[Dex]

If Power is better than Dahlin then I will be so pumped. Dahlin is starting to look like a superstar. What would that make Power then?

I was thinking uber star. Then, I thought mega star. But after some research, I'm finally settling on ultra star.

 

[Chainshot]

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Reminder that the people crapping on Dahlin as a bust are the same ones who wanted to exile my giraffe to Seattle before this season in the expansion draft.

To be fair, I think basically everyone except you was ready to give up on Tage before this season. He hadn't shown much.

The Dahlin hate, on the other hand, has, at best, a tenuous connection to the reality of his play.

I was still on the Tage train. I just had him as a 3RW. Not ideal as the prospect in return for ROR, but nothing to hold against the guy. Now I picture him as a 3C on an offensive line.

 

[Gabrielor]

Granato should wake up everyday and call Dahlin immediately and say "attack the net today"

The moment he does it regularly, he'll be a consistent game changer.

 

[sabremike]

I wanted Kyrou

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Sabres D Rasmus Dahlin had two assists vs The Wild to extend his home points streak to eight games, the longest by a Buffalo defenseman since Phil Housley had two eight-game runs during the 1989-90 season

 

[Fjordy]

Stud

 

[Chainshot]

Granato should wake up everyday and call Dahlin immediately and say "attack the net today"

The moment he does it regularly, he'll be a consistent game changer.

That may seem to be getting through.

 

[gallagt01]

Ras is turning into an absolute stud.

 

[BG82]

Dahlin looked like prime Erik Karlsson last night

 

[Club]

Tied with Brent Burns for 13th in D scoring.

oh baby.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Chad has him on 55Pt pace now, it's all the little things coming together I love.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

I've been impressed with the snarl that was mentioned pre-draft finally showing itself.

 

[Chainshot]

I've been impressed with the snarl that was mentioned pre-draft finally showing itself.

My son has been watching him lately and after last night's exchange mentioned "it's like he just goes back to the bench and uses the whetstone" while miming sharpening a blade. He's a stick-mean guy and he's taken to make runs at some guys early in games. It will get him space - guys like Potvin weren't all bodychecks and fights, there was a lot of pugil-stick jousting to clear the crease.

 

[Buffaloed]

If it wasn't for the critics, Tage would still be trying toe drags every other shot and Dahlin would be turning it over at the blueline. Here's to you Mr Generational Hockey critic. We salute you!

 

[Gabrielor]

That may seem to be getting through.

Progress. Play to your guy's strengths, shield the weaknesses.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

My son has been watching him lately and after last night's exchange mentioned "it's like he just goes back to the bench and uses the whetstone" while miming sharpening a blade. He's a stick-mean guy and he's taken to make runs at some guys early in games. It will get him space - guys like Potvin weren't all bodychecks and fights, there was a lot of pugil-stick jousting to clear the crease.

An apt description. And I know you're not making a direct comparison, but I do recall some in his draft year comparing him to Potvin.