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Today we’re talking about the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, and discuss the Buffalo Sabres and their 1st overall pick. Common consensus says they’ll be taking University of Michigan defenceman Owen Power, but today we’ll be arguing they go with his teammate instead: Matthew Beniers.
This’ll be a big take, so please hear me out.
Reddit Post: https://old.reddit.com/r/sabres/comments/nuled2/why_matty_b_should_go_1st_oa_tier_1_rankings/
Scouching List: https://www.scouching.ca/the-blog/scouchings-post-nhl-draft-lottery-rankings
The 2021 NHL Entry Draft is filled with some very good top prospects. Some names can be even classified as elite prospects. Names in the draft include guys like: Aatu Raty, Brandt Clarke, Luke Hughes, Carson Lambos, Kent Johnson, Owen Power, William Eklund, Dylan Guenther, Chaz Lucius, Cole Sillinger, Aidan Hreschuk, Fabian Lysell, Zachary L’Heureux, Matthew Beniers, Isak Rosen, Corson Ceulemans, James Malatesta, Jesper Wallstedt, Samu Tuomaala, Joshua Roy, Simon Robertsson, Brennan Othman, Sasha Pastujov, Ryder Korczak, Dylan Duke, Daniil Chayka, Mason McTavish, Nikita Chibrikov, Xavier Bourgault, Logan Stankoven, Isaac Belliveau, Justin Robidas, Zachary Bolduc, Simon Edvinsson, and more!
The 2021 NHL Draft rankings go as follows:
1st) Buffalo Sabres
2nd) Seattle Kraken
3rd) Anaheim Ducks
4th) New Jersey Devils
5th) Columbus Blue Jackets
6th) Detroit Red Wings
7th) San Jose Sharks
8th) Los Angeles Kings
9th) Vancouver Canucks
10th) Ottawa Senators
11th) Arizona Coyotes (Forfeited)
12th) Chicago Blackhawks
13th) Calgary Flames
14th) Philadelphia Flyers
15th) Dallas Stars
16th) New York Rangers
This video is taking place during 2021 NHL Season, and during the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Unique to the 2021 NHL Season Divisions are new divisions, which go as follows:
North Division: Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, and Winnipeg Jets.
West Division: Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, and Vegas Golden Knights.
Central Division: Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators, and Tampa Bay Lightning.
East Division: Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Washington Capitals.
This also is taking place after the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2020 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) New York Rangers, Alexis Lafrenière
2nd) Los Angeles Kings, Quinton Byfield
3rd) Ottawa Senators (from San Jose Sharks), Tim Stützle
4th) Detroit Red Wings, Lucas Raymond
5th) Ottawa Senators, Jake Sanderson
6th) Anaheim Ducks, Jamie Drysdale
7th) New Jersey Devils, Alexander Holtz
8th) Buffalo Sabres, Jack Quinn
9th) Minnesota Wild, Marco Rossi
10th) Winnipeg Jets, Cole Perfetti
11th) Nashville Predators, Yaroslav Askarov
12th) Florida Panthers, Anton Lundell
13th) Carolina Hurricanes (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Seth Jarvis
14th) Edmonton Oilers, Dylan Holloway
15th) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh Penguins), Rodion Amirov
16th) Montreal Canadiens, Kaiden Guhle
17th) Chicago Blackhawks, Lukas Reichel
18th) New Jersey Devils (from Arizona Coyotes), Dawson Mercer
19th) New York Rangers (from Calgary Flames), Braden Schneider
20th) New Jersey Devils (from Vancouver Canucks), Shakir Mukhamadullin
21st) Columbus Blue Jackets, Yegor Chinakov
22nd) Washington Capitals (from Carolina Hurricanes via New York Rangers and Calgary Flames), Hendrix Lapierre
23rd) Philadelphia Flyers, Tyson Foerster
24th) Calgary Flames (from Washington Capitals), Connor Zary
25th) Colorado Avalanche, Justin Barron
26th) St. Louis Blues, Jake Neighbours
27th) Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins), Jacob Perreault
28th) Ottawa Senators (from New York Islanders), Ridly Greig
29th) Vegas Golden Knights, Brendan Brisson
30th) Dallas Stars, Mavrik Bourque
31st) San Jose Sharks (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Ozzy Wiesblatt
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44 Comments
Good vid Lego
I think they should draft the cutest player. Eichel is butt-ugly.
Buffalo taking Matty Beniers, would make Seattle have to pick Powers ,who then look for another player that is as good as Beniers, since they probably were already to pick him in the draft, since consensus picks say Powers then Beniers. You know Seattle's pick is going right to NHL play time first day, not sure if Buffalo puts Powers on ice day one.
There are equal or if not better centers in next years draft (Wright, Savoie, McGroarty, Cooley and Jack D. Hughes) plus Brad Lambert at RW. I think we can all predict Buffalo will be picking in the top 3 anyways so add Power now and move ahead to offense.
Defenders Nemec, Luneau, and Jiricek may not have the talent projection as Power anyway.
Owen Power looked really good in world championship but if Buffalo needs a C then they might go for that instead
Rigged Lottery Next year they won't get sabers east coast Been winning all a joke
Cozens and Beniers would click so well
I would absolutely take Beniers first overall because Beniers being a 200 foot Center could be a Bergeron or Toews in the NHL. Which if Beniers ends up becoming either I as a Sabres fan would be 100% happy with. Now if the Sabres do Trade Eichel and LA offers up Turcotte in a trade he too is a 200 foot center. The Sabres could have the best 3 centers in the NHL because Cozen also plays a 200 foot game. Having 3 Centers that play a 200 foot game with playmaking abilities will allow you to surround your Centers with some skilled wingers who can finish. Even if you have a Jeff Skinner who sucks in his own zone, having Centers that can play a very good 200 foot game can help cover up 1 or 2 horrible wingers if those wingers can put the puck in the net. This also makes the Sabres a harder team to play against because you have 3 centers that play like Bergeron or Toews.
I 100% agree
This draft has been vastly underrated, in my opinion. There are a whole host of top tier prospects, and the fact there wasn’t any one particular guy that jumped out as elite name two years ago shouldn’t lessen the draft as a whole.
The Sabres should just hold Hughes hostage and trade down and get a good player from Vancouver or New Jersey
2022 and 2023 mega star's 2022 Shane Wright – Brad Lambert – Matt Savoie 2023 Connor Bedard – Matvei Michkov – Adam Fantlli
Power defiantly shouldn't go first overall that's for sure
Especially after the World championships I think it's not even close anymore at all because of how good he looked
Rip whoever gets drafted first 😞
Canadiens are Kings of the North.
BUF – Beniers
SEA – Hughes
ANA – Power
Cozens/Beniers 1-2 punch would be nice. Seattle taking a Hughes brother would be nice while also building a defense like Carolina. Anaheim would get a Power/Drysdale pairing for the next 10 years
I personally feel this all depends on Ristolainen. It makes sense to trade him and replace him with powers. He would Fetch a good package but we all know it doesn't matter who buffalo gets, their career is already Ruined.
Sabres should draft Brent Clarke!!!!
I do feel that Buffalo should pick berniers actually tho
Buffol actually we were thinking of trading it for A 7 th round pick and a 6 th I thinks it’s a good haul
Owen Power has liked the vid
it basically is whos career do they want to ruin? thats what it comes down to
They need to trade laukkonen for some defenseman or an actual winger . That goalie gets hurt too often…trade the #1 pick to Seattle get some one they get from expansion draft …. then Eichel maybe happy ?
Draft Beniers then trade Eichel for Seth Jones.
I clicked on this video to quickly go and comment HELL NO but during that split second it came to me that this is really not a bad idea. I mean Buffalo has become a stale franchise. They need some kind of excitement. And nothing screams excitement like a defenseman, right? Exactly. Benier seems like the kind of guy that can bring the type of excitement that can have a ripple effect throughout the organization and fanbase. And by ripple effect I also mean it may reinvigorate Eichel and give him a reason to stay🤷♂️ Owen Power is the obvious choice but Beniers may actually end up being more beneficial for Buffalo🤷♂️
If there guna trade eichel it Atleast makes sense to A get a competent replacement for him in the trade then B have a punt at getting a compairable/better replacement.
Certainly the issue of Eichel and Reinhart both wanting out makes getting a center more interesting. The problem becomes then you don't have any good example players for these guys to learn from. You don't have a Brain Rolston who taught Patrice Bergeron. Or the like. That's a problem. When all of your centers are young it's not really a great system to grow them in. Much the same can be said of Dahlin. He'd probably have benefited greatly from having a good veteran to learn from. Risto is a good example of what can happen when you do not do that. Buffalo isn't in a good enough place to not take the best player they can. And frankly if they were going to do that it'd make more sense for them to trade back a pick or two. Try and get another asset for the 1 pick. Even if it's just a late second or early third. If you aren't going to take the consensus 1 you shouldn't use the first pick.
Owen Power would be a better fit at 3rd overall in my opinion
Depend what they will get for Eichel
Lego is trying to figure out who goes #1. I'm trying to figure out a way either Owen, Beniers, Hughes or Johnson drop to the Red Wings at #6. Either way… they're all playing in Ann Arbor this fall. GO BLUE!!
Sabres!
I want Buffalo to get 3 first round picks, trade Eichel, Reinhart get extra two picks, draft best D man and two best forwards. Buffalo has had extra first round picks a bunch of times in last 8 years
Being where the Kraken are…it's win or win no matter who Buffalo picks. Either a stud D or a beauty of a Centermen.
Buffalo is all ways in these dart lottery I’m mad at them
To draft safely and higher chance of success, a defencemen should not be drafted the first one unless the player is extraordinary outstanding. Also, Buffalo needs another high quality centerman to replace Eichel.
Therefore, forwards may be drafted higher than defencemen this year. Maybe starting No. 4 or 5 we may see some teams to start selecting defencemen.
Eichel to seattle for the 2nd overall pick + extra player protection
Jack Hughes? Lol
I'm sure OP self esteem would go down after watching this🔑😫
Man I really hope Buffalo can start to turn it around next season. It’s sad to see first round picks up wasting away on such a bad team.
No thanks
Big fan of Beniers. Kid is a gamer and deserves No. 1.
From what I’ve heard, Power isn’t even a potential number 1, franchise d man, so obviously, you’d look at Beniers or, hell, one of the other defensemen in the draft. It’s mainly Powers’ size and mobility that people like, but lots of guys have that, but if you can’t shut down opponents or at least create offence, you’re one of a zillion taller guys who are mid-level NHLers at best. At 1st overall, you want to make a big offensive splash if you can. You can always teach defense.