Congratulations, Rasmus Dahlin.
Buffalo Sabres have signed their generational defenseman to his three-year, entry-level contract.
Dahlin was selected by Buffalo with the first overall pick at the 2018 NHL Draft in June in Dallas.
Dahlin is the third player to be taken #1 overall by the Sabres, joining Gilbert Perreault (1970) and Pierre Turgeon (1987).
Per Cap Friendly, Dahlin is at Entry Level max contract levels:
$925K salary cap hit
$3.775M AAV
$11.325M total value
$832,500 Base Salary (all 3 yrs)
$92,500 Signing Bonus (all 3 yrs)
$850K Schedule 'A' Bonus (all 3 yrs)
$2M Schedule 'B' Bonus (all 3 yrs)
Dahlin playee his second pro season for Frolunda in 2017-18, scoeing 7 goals and 13 assists and tying for fourth among all SHL defensemen with seven goals in 41 games.
In two SHL seasons, Dahlin scores 23 points (8+15) in 67 regular-season games, adding eight points (4+4) in 20 postseason contests.
A native of Lidköping, Sweden, Dahlin won a silver medal at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship in Buffalo. His six points (0+6), plus-7 rating and 23:08 average ice time at the tournament all led or tied to lead his team, helping him earn Best Defenseman honors and a spot on the tournament All-Star Team.
Dahlin also represented Sweden at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship as a 16-year-old and, at 17, was the youngest player at the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.
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