I've watched this several times and I get chills and tears in my eyes every time Botts calls his name. Beyond Blue & Gold productions are the absolute best. That includes any sport, any media company. Simply the best.
This kid is special is all I have to say. As a Sabres fan this is a dream come true and what he is on ice as a defenseman is amazing. I’ve never seen a kid his age that would make a mistake on the ice and not panic, he recovers fast and just plays hockey. He has a plus 5 rating and he’s just getting started. We fans suffered through a lot and we still stayed loyal, but now the pieces are falling into place and we deserved this guy. Now the Sabres are a team to be proud of..
I don’t even like Buffalo Sabers but I have grown up watching Frölunda and I’m crying because Frölunda made him this good and hearing the name Frölunda makes me very happy🇸🇪❤️💚
For those who are keen to know what the sporting commentator 1:47 says in Swedish: Dahlin, the very young Dahlin, shot on goal. His first goal in SHL!!! (Swedish hockey league)
5:58 Was the sister crying or just get finished? If so, my heart, too sweet. The dad also looks as genuinely proud as you could be, as expected as a parent seeing their son with such an amazing achievement. I got chills.
sweden and switzerland have the best leagues ( except russia, but the khl doesnt count). There not that far behind the nhl as you might think. Of course, the best and most brilliant players from europe are in the nhl as well, but never underestimate those teams :)
yes Dante said it, we have good hockey here in Sweden but its not at the same level, larger rinks means more puck time for the players and not as fast as NHL. when i played teamsports as a kid/young adult the coaches always said there is nothing wrong with passing the ball/puck to another player and i think thats why Swedish players are known as teamplayers not mutch ego. i might be wrong but im happy little Sweden have/had so many great players.
Yeah it's true! so many awesome players from Sweden and Finland and yet those countries are so small compared to US. Canada as well... about 36 million people and almost all the best players are from there.
He should've won rookie of the year, 2nd most points in nhl history by an 18 yr old defenseman. Most game winners by one. First to ever play all 82 games. Probably more. He's a superstar and he will only get better, and buffalo better not screw him up
Tony Scar difference being the first two have won cups... it’s not as easy as getting first overall picks, look at Edmonton. What do they have now 4 first overall and can’t win for shit. Management needs to have some brains.
CalgaryDynastar Edmonton is garbage and why is because of there awful GM Peter shitrelli who’s literally a cancer to that team that destroyed Boston’s roster and is doing the same to the oilers. McDAVID deserves better than that pile of shit. Jack Eichel demanded a change and look how it turned out. Now he has a competent GM and a coach who runs there kind of system and also robbed Carolina for superstar Jeff Skinner. That’s the difference..
I trust Botts. Season crashed and burned, but you look back and he talks about scoring from defenseman. Miller is a great pickup for the PP, Dahlin in the draft obviously, trading for Montour who can produce points. He’s followed through on everything he’s said he’s going to do. At this point, goaltending, hopefully UPL comes up and does great things, and 2-3 line forwards. He’s getting there
For everyone saying in a couple years when hes already being considered top 5 dman all time saying we didnt deserve him. Missing out on the playoffs 10+ years i think means we deserved him
BUFFALO SABRES - Should come to play in Sweden ! This surely put BUFFALO on The Swedes MAP ! Never before There Has been HYPE like This ! Maybe When MATS SUNDIN was around ?
I Didnt even last world cup that the sedan brothers were gone. The new era of swedish hockey is here ! Canada or russia light stop us but Its not as scary as in the 70's 80s . Now We got all We neeed
Are there really people around with so much free time they go to the draft?! A barely have the time to watch a few Sabres games a season, much less fly to Dallas to watch this. Oh well, I won't pretend to comprehend modern life in 2018. [I'm still in my 30s, by the way.]
....again the comment section proves why even as not a fan or executive that I'm _glad_ some of these commentators are not running any franchise in the world. You know that fellow Swede Lindstrom had some of his best years past thirty right? Athlete's that "usually" find success early in their careers get tempted & seccumb to those temptations by their pricetags and underperform; this can be said in all major sports in the open & modern era - no - I'm not saying athlete's shouldn't be underpaid...heck no...they work their asses off more than your coffee drinking gamer ass! I'm just saying that its much better to pay players not according to expectation or reality; pay them for what and how they perform... if you has a club give them a reason to perform primarily off the ice, then thee example should translate on it... we humans lose our drive when we focus on things that distract us from what got us their in the first place. Things like monetary gain, sex, alcohol, violence etc...look how the world outside sports are -- only a matter of time before it goes away...only to come back in a few million years and do it all over again. I know its severely off topic... he's going to be just fine; only pick up some muscle; but that's just me. Move along shmuck...
They really aren't "gifted with the best picks", 3 last place finishes in the last 8 years & those resulted in 2 2nd overall picks & something else, Dahlin was after a non-last place finish, if I remember correctly, they've had fairly shit luck with draft lotteries
I drafted Dahlin. Let me take a quick look at how he's doing in the yahoos. Oh yup, a whopping 1 assist, 4 sog, 4 hits and 1 block for a whopping 10.00 yahoos in 5 games. At this rate the rookie sensation will close the 2018/19 season off with a blistering 16 points. Bum.
@@pahulgill6114 10 points in 20 games, 5 in his last 5 and is tied with all rookie defensemen in points. Ya total bust, lmaoooo. Get your fucking facts straight douches, also he was never hurt.
He may be the weakest number one pick in NHL history. Has Not delivered like we thought and with all the over hype before the season, damn. Not lived up to the hype for sure.. Remember Auston and Laine when they came in to their first season? There you have whats called impact right away! Dominant forces right away and Dahlin is not that guy... At least not yet....
Defensemen takes a bit longer to mature and adjust. Except for Lidstrom. Give him a year or two then we can judge. I hope for his sake that the sabres let him develope and dont rush him.
You are terribly wrong. Just look how bad the Sabres were defensively over the past years compared to this year, there is a huge difference, mostly because of Dahlin and Hutton. As a Sabres fan, I have watched every single Sabres game and he definitely is one of the best dmen I have ever seen. He is one of the best puck handlers I have ever seen and is great at defending. Id also like to point out that none of the previous 7 Norris winners had a better ppg average during their rookie year than dahlin.
I've watched this several times and I get chills and tears in my eyes every time Botts calls his name. Beyond Blue & Gold productions are the absolute best. That includes any sport, any media company. Simply the best.
this gave me chills.
WhoCares I’m not even a Sabres fan and it gave me chills.
@@woodencan #Meeto
Same
WhoCares same bro and I’m not even a Sabres fan
Everybody Who Works for Buffalo: Congrats.
Rasmus: thank ya so much!
i just realized.....Sweden in The Olympic and in Canada Cup.......Rasmus Dahlin, Pettersson and Nylander ...its gonna be fun.
Johan Jonsson but the NHL doesn’t want to go to the olympics for whatever reason
No.
@Simon Farre lol
Simon Farre if nhl allowed players to play USA and Canada would be in the Silver/Gold game every time
@@vegasskating5127 this is why they always win you mean? cuz of all the nhl talent? ;) Sweden whoops your ass EVERY year.
This kid is special is all I have to say. As a Sabres fan this is a dream come true and what he is on ice as a defenseman is amazing. I’ve never seen a kid his age that would make a mistake on the ice and not panic, he recovers fast and just plays hockey. He has a plus 5 rating and he’s just getting started. We fans suffered through a lot and we still stayed loyal, but now the pieces are falling into place and we deserved this guy. Now the Sabres are a team to be proud of..
This aged well he has been a stud this year. His game has finally come together
I don’t even like Buffalo Sabers but I have grown up watching Frölunda and I’m crying because Frölunda made him this good and hearing the name Frölunda makes me very happy🇸🇪❤️💚
No, HC Lidköping made him the best!! :)
I like that they used the swedish commentators at the end. It really gave me goosebumps.
For those who are keen to know what the sporting commentator 1:47 says in Swedish: Dahlin, the very young Dahlin, shot on goal. His first goal in SHL!!! (Swedish hockey league)
sick video, very exciting to follow both dahlin and pettersson as a swede right now.
I cant wait to watch this kid for years to come
5:58 Was the sister crying or just get finished? If so, my heart, too sweet. The dad also looks as genuinely proud as you could be, as expected as a parent seeing their son with such an amazing achievement. I got chills.
Crying ofc
What did you think his sister was doing? What does "get finished" mean?
Watch his parents react to his first goals and you will know.
Love this series!
I’m a leafs fan and even I’m excited for buffalo
This dudes little sister was fighting back tears so hard, gotta be such a proud moment for him and his family
Can't wait to see Dahlin-Power blueline!
what a pick
Bästa backen i Sverige
it is ok that the american legue are stealing our top player, just aslong you are giving him back for our national tournaments.
Go Sabres!
how's the level of hockey skills in the professional league back in Sweden or Europe ? comparable to the NHL or lower ?
sweden and switzerland have the best leagues ( except russia, but the khl doesnt count). There not that far behind the nhl as you might think. Of course, the best and most brilliant players from europe are in the nhl as well, but never underestimate those teams :)
yes Dante said it, we have good hockey here in Sweden but its not at the same level, larger rinks means more puck time for the players and not as fast as NHL.
when i played teamsports as a kid/young adult the coaches always said there is nothing wrong with passing the ball/puck to another player and i think thats why Swedish players are known as teamplayers not mutch ego.
i might be wrong but im happy little Sweden have/had so many great players.
Yeah it's true! so many awesome players from Sweden and Finland and yet those countries are so small compared to US. Canada as well... about 36 million people and almost all the best players are from there.
Jetta Bra
Congrats on your 1st goal!
He is going to be a superstar!
Zach Sklar he is a superstar
Not yet
he is already.
he is so much better than i thought he would was
He already is
The Sabres have been playing well this season. Not competing for a division title, but more along the lines of a playoff berth
great Kid..fantastic family..and look at the crowd outside...yea..lots of hope hangs on him and the Team...
That was amazing.
He should've won rookie of the year, 2nd most points in nhl history by an 18 yr old defenseman. Most game winners by one. First to ever play all 82 games. Probably more. He's a superstar and he will only get better, and buffalo better not screw him up
LMAO
@@TheDuckShow100 it's all facts
Love you SABERS!!
not a sabers fan and i loved this. dahlin is going to do great things for your club. i will be watching to see how he develops.
So, we suck and get the best player available. Aren't we brilliant? At least we aren't the Oilers.
roof pizza you guys needed a defenceman like this.
Tony Scar difference being the first two have won cups... it’s not as easy as getting first overall picks, look at Edmonton. What do they have now 4 first overall and can’t win for shit. Management needs to have some brains.
Tony Scar I mean Toronto wasn’t really lucky they’ve been without a cup for 50 years they were bound to get a good pick eventually
CalgaryDynastar Edmonton is garbage and why is because of there awful GM Peter shitrelli who’s literally a cancer to that team that destroyed Boston’s roster and is doing the same to the oilers. McDAVID deserves better than that pile of shit. Jack Eichel demanded a change and look how it turned out. Now he has a competent GM and a coach who runs there kind of system and also robbed Carolina for superstar Jeff Skinner. That’s the difference..
You need some good spirits, I've heard it is available at ebay for $4,99. Check it out!
when there is soemone in the draft from frölunda boy oh boy u know they're most likely gonna be amazing
Damn 18yr old that’s crazy I have kids in my High school that age and he’s in the best league in the world, let that sink in.
When / at What Age are Your Friends leaving High School ?
Every time I am watching this chills is running down my spine 🤩
Please play 20 season with us, we love you!
What a Nice family Dahlins has!! Greate to see!
Absolutely chills
I still can’t believe we Dahlin i promise he will still become absolutely insane still happier about 2018 than i am about 2021 first overall lol
I trust Botts. Season crashed and burned, but you look back and he talks about scoring from defenseman. Miller is a great pickup for the PP, Dahlin in the draft obviously, trading for Montour who can produce points. He’s followed through on everything he’s said he’s going to do. At this point, goaltending, hopefully UPL comes up and does great things, and 2-3 line forwards. He’s getting there
Terrific hockey player, hasn't put up the numbers but God he makes the team around him much better. The impact is huge, but not glamorous.
Wow, what he looks like 2 1/2 months later. He makes a difference on the ice, big time.
For everyone saying in a couple years when hes already being considered top 5 dman all time saying we didnt deserve him. Missing out on the playoffs 10+ years i think means we deserved him
Why did I get cheers and blanky eyes?
Wish the rangers had him good luck buffalo hopefully one day we will see each other in the playoffs
True story love my buffalo baby
NY
BUFFALO SABRES - Should come to play in Sweden ! This surely put BUFFALO on The Swedes MAP ! Never before There Has been HYPE like This ! Maybe When MATS SUNDIN was around ?
They did play in Sweden....
Just imagine our D Corps if no one was moved.
Dahlin - Ristolainen
Zadorov - McCabe
Myers - McNabb
Guhle
My good God what have we done...
Next year we should be okay.
Dahlin - Montour
Pilut - Ristolainen
McCabe - Borgen/Nelson
Dahlin and ristolainen should play together
Dahlin is the new Erik Karlsson
:)
even better
we will have to wait and see.
Since 1973???
Veru good video
POV: you’re watching this after the 2021 Sabres season
vilken legend
Seeing Housley and Botterill brings back bad memories.
Them Pegulas are amazing people. Hands on. Amazing, loyal people.
leads rookie defence kid going to change that landscape of sabres.
I Didnt even last world cup that the sedan brothers were gone. The new era of swedish hockey is here ! Canada or russia light stop us but Its not as scary as in the 70's 80s . Now We got all We neeed
We believe in ya man!!
5:23 is me.
let's go baby!!!! go sabres!!!!
Been doing great too
1 assist, -1 and 4 sog in 5 games isn doing great? Buffalo has a low bar for greatness I guess eh.
J. Ramsey 4 games bud and he’s 18 and has been one of r best defense men so far, you should probably watch him before u talk shit
Chills
Ja bra
Silky Hands är du svensk elle
My favourite
I fricken love this guy
Kung Dahlin❤️
Somebody tell me I'm wrong, or tell me what I'm not seeing...is he as good as they were hyping him up to be??
BROOKIE BROOKE He’s, food hasn’t had the greatest season but he’s one. He’ll be amazing one day
Haley Joel Osment: "I see blond people"
I met him
I miss the old branding, I can't stand blue/gold and this funky logo.
Still have proudly my M.Satan Black Tee from the sabres.
Blue and yellow gold.
Hi
Next up: How to waste careers by the Pegulas
Good one
Nice.
tbh u should have picked elias petterson
he was picked in the year before dahlin, and dahlin will have a better career
😂
NIce.
no pressure
KUNGEN
Jeez, he's definitely got to put on some muscle. Those little narrow shoulders lol
🐐🐐🐐
Drafting Dahlin was a really bad choice. They already have a player named Rasmus.
3:32
Dont be....dont be judge
If the Sabres had gotten the second pick they would have picked Brady Tkachuk.
GOGOGO
Should’ve gone to Vancouver. Bettman best is over and fucked us again
Are there really people around with so much free time they go to the draft?! A barely have the time to watch a few Sabres games a season, much less fly to Dallas to watch this. Oh well, I won't pretend to comprehend modern life in 2018. [I'm still in my 30s, by the way.]
Petterson Dahlin o nylander 0:::
best drafting still tanking
....again the comment section proves why even as not a fan or executive that I'm _glad_ some of these commentators are not running any franchise in the world. You know that fellow Swede Lindstrom had some of his best years past thirty right? Athlete's that "usually" find success early in their careers get tempted & seccumb to those temptations by their pricetags and underperform; this can be said in all major sports in the open & modern era - no - I'm not saying athlete's shouldn't be underpaid...heck no...they work their asses off more than your coffee drinking gamer ass! I'm just saying that its much better to pay players not according to expectation or reality; pay them for what and how they perform... if you has a club give them a reason to perform primarily off the ice, then thee example should translate on it... we humans lose our drive when we focus on things that distract us from what got us their in the first place. Things like monetary gain, sex, alcohol, violence etc...look how the world outside sports are -- only a matter of time before it goes away...only to come back in a few million years and do it all over again.
I know its severely off topic... he's going to be just fine; only pick up some muscle; but that's just me.
Move along shmuck...
Dahlin is good but Pick 7 turn out to be a gold for the Canucks with Hughes.
Rasmus Dahlin the best player in the word !!!!!!!!!!!!!
botterill is legit
Hughes43
Poor kid
He's wearing Danny Gare's number 18.
Funny how the sabres are always gifted with the best picks and still manage to be shit every year. So much wasted talent
They really aren't "gifted with the best picks", 3 last place finishes in the last 8 years & those resulted in 2 2nd overall picks & something else, Dahlin was after a non-last place finish, if I remember correctly, they've had fairly shit luck with draft lotteries
Buffalo made a mistake the6 suck
"Best defenceman since Potvin" Chara...
Hes already a bust
Lol
Drafting Mr.Acne
I drafted Dahlin. Let me take a quick look at how he's doing in the yahoos. Oh yup, a whopping 1 assist, 4 sog, 4 hits and 1 block for a whopping 10.00 yahoos in 5 games. At this rate the rookie sensation will close the 2018/19 season off with a blistering 16 points. Bum.
Dahlin has 5 points in 15 games now!! And he got injured LOLOLOL
@@pahulgill6114 10 points in 20 games, 5 in his last 5 and is tied with all rookie defensemen in points. Ya total bust, lmaoooo. Get your fucking facts straight douches, also he was never hurt.
@@pahulgill6114 leads league in points for rookie defensmen
You guys are so stupid you should just delete RUclips right now
pahul gill on pace for 45 now
Heiskanen> Dahlin
Heiskanen is a year older. Give Rasmus a year and we'll see.
Nah, Heiskanen will be a hell of a player, but Dahlin is going to be even better
Quinn Hughes > Rasmus Dahlin
@@pahulgill6114 again your jokes are way too funny to not be used as a career
This aged really poorly lmfao
Aaaand hes a bust
Aaaaand you are a fool
He ain’t
He may be the weakest number one pick in NHL history. Has Not delivered like we thought and with all the over hype before the season, damn. Not lived up to the hype for sure.. Remember Auston and Laine when they came in to their first season? There you have whats called impact right away! Dominant forces right away and Dahlin is not that guy... At least not yet....
Defensemen takes a bit longer to mature and adjust. Except for Lidstrom. Give him a year or two then we can judge. I hope for his sake that the sabres let him develope and dont rush him.
You are terribly wrong. Just look how bad the Sabres were defensively over the past years compared to this year, there is a huge difference, mostly because of Dahlin and Hutton. As a Sabres fan, I have watched every single Sabres game and he definitely is one of the best dmen I have ever seen. He is one of the best puck handlers I have ever seen and is great at defending. Id also like to point out that none of the previous 7 Norris winners had a better ppg average during their rookie year than dahlin.
On pace for the 2nd most points ever by an 18-year-old d-man, what are you smoking.
This has gotta be reported for bad trolling!
Please tell me ur not serious
Worst 1st overall pick in recent history
*One of the greatest
dahlin 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢
Gonna be top player in NHL
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@@finkenhansson9774 Haha om ni vill komma upp i shl igen är de bara att testa löfbergs starka kaffe❤
@@goberg9805 hahahah♥️