The Buffalo Sabres are focused on locking their young stars Rasmus Dahlin and Owen Power to new long-term contracts. This was confirmed by Sabres’ general manager Kevyn Adams in a chat with reporters on Wednesday.
According to Adams, he met with agents of Dahlin and Power earlier this month and intends to sign both players to an extension sooner than later. Dahlin is set to enter the final year of his three-year, $18 million deal, while Power has one year left of his entry-level contract.
“We’ve made it clear to them we see them as really important people and pieces of our franchise moving forward, and they’ve made it clear to us they want to be here, so we’ll keep working on it,” Adams said. “But I’m excited about those guys.”
Rasmus Dahlin was the Sabres’ first overall pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft and is already proven himself worthy of the selection. Dahlin received two All-Star nods in the past two years and has 233 points in 355 NHL games.
Owen Power, on the other hand, is coming off an impressive first full season with Buffalo. He had four goals and 31 assists in 79 games while being a finalist for the NHL’s Rookie of the Year award.
