The Buffalo Sabres are in a promising position. 7 in annual rankings from Dom Luszczyszyn of The Athletic looking at which NHL teams are most efficiently using their salary-cap space. "If Owen Power can take a real step next season, the Sabres should be rolling," the NHL analyst wrote Wednesday. Owen Power facing critical season for Buffalo Sabres after Bowen Byram tradePower is a good player. That sizable gap — from an above-average contributor to a generational franchise cornerstone — makes the Power conversation a tricky one.