5 best first-round picks in Buffalo Sabres history

By Sion Fawkes | Jan 28, 2022

BUFFALO, NY - FEBRUARY 23: New Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula stands with former Sabres palyers Rene Robert #14, Rick Martin #7 and Gilbert Perreault #11 during pre game ceremonies prior to play against the Atlanta Thrashers at HSBC Arena on February 23, 2011 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images) /

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With Rasmus Dahlin heading to the NHL All-Star Game, he has taken the next step in cementing his legacy among Buffalo Sabres first-round picks.

The Buffalo Sabres have had more downs than ups over the past decade. But if Dahlin keeps going strong, the team can reverse course. And if all goes well, Michigan’s Owen Power, who the Sabres drafted first overall in 2021, will complete a dynamic duo on the team’s first pairing in future seasons.

Ditto for right winger Jack Quinn, who has two points in two appearances this season after spending most his time with the AHL’s Rochester Americans. So there’s hope for the Sabres, although things look bleak in early 2022.

And who knows? Maybe 10 or 15 years down the road, the time will come to place the team’s newest faces on the list of its top first-round picks? But before Dahlin, Power, and Quinn become the next potent trio, let’s discover five Buffalo Sabres who rank as the team’s best first-round picks.

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