GDT: Sabres @ Leafs
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"Owen Power, the No. 1 pick in the 2021 Draft, will make his NHL debut on Tuesday when the Buffalo Sabres visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The 19-year-old defenseman was born in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga, Ontario, and said he expects to have a large group of family and friends in attendance."
3 goals?
The 19-year-old defenseman was born in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga, Ontario, and said he expects to have a large group of family and friends in attendance."
3 goals?
crump
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It was about a month ago when Matthews got suspended for the cross check against Dahlin, that would be sweet revenge, dress Clifford and Simmonds to sort things out.
Leaf Rocket
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I think his way of answering would be just get a Hatty against them lmao
7even
Offered and lost
Power is a really interesting player, looking forward to getting a look at him
GardinerTheForward
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Going to be shitty for the sabres when he demands a trade out of that hell hole . We may welcome him on a hometown discount if they haven’t ruined him
by then
stickty111
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If Liljegren is an extra at practice tomorrow, the rotation is done on defence then we can really complain.
Superstar
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7even
Offered and lost
Power is the first 1st overall pick to not start the season in the NHL since Eric Johnson in 2006.
Buffalo "Our rebuild is 2 years ahead of yours, Eichel > Matthews ainec" Sabres
Should be fun, hoping Matty scores 60 on em.
Should be fun, hoping Matty scores 60 on em.
Annonymous pro scout
"People don’t know how good he is because he wasn’t around to scrutinize all year,” said the scout. “I think that’s a huge advantage for him. The team that gets him is going to be incredibly surprised just how good he is. I hear things like he would have gone third in last year’s draft. Are you kidding?
"No disrespect to (2015 No. 2 pick Jack) Eichel, but he couldn’t carry Matthews’ skates to the rink. His impact in the NHL is going to be special.”
This guy knew something other people didn't.
Another game where I feel Keefe is going to continue some line experimentation. My predictions:
- I think Holl will come out for Lily and Keefe will go back to the dominant Gio-Lily pair. Muzz-Brodie and Boosh-Reilly will stay.
- For the forward L1 will stay as is obviously. L2 is starting to play very well so I suspect that stays but I think L3 and L4 are going to see some change. Maybe Blackwell and Kampf trade places?
So Nylander-Blackwell-Engvall
Simmonds-Kampf-Spezza
Replace Simmonds/Spezza with Kase once he’s back.
- I think Holl will come out for Lily and Keefe will go back to the dominant Gio-Lily pair. Muzz-Brodie and Boosh-Reilly will stay.
- For the forward L1 will stay as is obviously. L2 is starting to play very well so I suspect that stays but I think L3 and L4 are going to see some change. Maybe Blackwell and Kampf trade places?
So Nylander-Blackwell-Engvall
Simmonds-Kampf-Spezza
Replace Simmonds/Spezza with Kase once he’s back.
Sabres would usually feel like a trap game, but it doesn't. Hard to imagine a let down on this one going as they're going. Good luck to Powers, he's a beauty, just you know.. not for this first one.
@fahad203 Comparison is usually a not quite as good Hedman. Which is still top pairing probably #1 D, damn good. Probably more offensive upside then Hedman, we'll see if the defensive game comes to match, lots of time for that. If his career arc goes right you can see him in the Norris convorastion in 5 years. Darned shame the World Juniors got cut short, he was going nuts. Top notch.
@fahad203 Comparison is usually a not quite as good Hedman. Which is still top pairing probably #1 D, damn good. Probably more offensive upside then Hedman, we'll see if the defensive game comes to match, lots of time for that. If his career arc goes right you can see him in the Norris convorastion in 5 years. Darned shame the World Juniors got cut short, he was going nuts. Top notch.
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Superstar
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Defensemen take more time to develop, and I'm sure it's a good development strategy to play him against a strong team like the Leafs, unless Buffalo just wants to hype him up.
Auston Powers
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Had to reference this post considering the title of the thread...
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The name Kiwi is from a small flightless bird in New Zealand, my home country My avatar is the crest of the greatest football team in the world Wrexham F.C So you are a fan of 2 greatest sports teams in the world ! Go Wrexham go Go Leafs Go
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Leaf Rocket
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Had to reference this post considering the title of the thread...
What does your profile name and Picture represent?
The name Kiwi is from a small flightless bird in New Zealand, my home country My avatar is the crest of the greatest football team in the world Wrexham F.C So you are a fan of 2 greatest sports teams in the world ! Go Wrexham go Go Leafs Go
GLG
what a coincidence! I did it due to Powers debut but hey I'm glad you got the shoutout as well!
Leaf Rocket
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