No.1 pick Owen Power decides to not join the Sabres
According to Lance Lysowski of the Buffalo Sabres, #1 overall pick Owen Power will have to wait at least a season before making his NHL debut. Instead of joining the Sabres, Power will return to the University of Michigan for the upcoming season, according to Lysowski.
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Owen Power will wait to make his National Hockey League debut with the Buffalo Sabres.
Power, the left-shot defenseman drafted first overall by the Sabres last month, will return to the University of Michigan for his sophomore season, a source told The Buffalo News on Thursday morning.
Power, the left-shot defenseman drafted first overall by the Sabres last month, will return to the University of Michigan for his sophomore season, a source told The Buffalo News on Thursday morning.
He will be the only #1 pick that hasn't played in the NHL his first year.
This is clearly because Buffalo is a very bad team. Every player wants to get traded and leave this organisation.
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AOUT 19|172 ANSWERS No.1 pick Owen Power decides to not join the Sabres Will Jack Eichel leave Buffalo this summer? | ||
| Yes | 70 | 40.7 % |
| No | 102 | 59.3 % |
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