The main pillar in the foundation of the Buffalo Sabres' organization is excited to add the next one.

After finally winning a draft lottery, the Sabres will have the No. 1 pick in June, and Jack Eichel is excited at potentially adding a certain generational defenseman out of Sweden.

"Obviously, it's tough to say that we're excited to have him because we haven't drafted him yet, but if we were to get a player named Rasmus Dahlin, I think it would be great for our team, our city," Eichel told John Vogl of The Buffalo News. "After the season that we had, it was a tough one, and just trying to build that excitement again for next year. I think that's just another piece to it."

Dahlin has been the consensus top pick of the 2018 draft all year, and owns an extraordinary skill set capable of making an immediate impact for the Sabres.

"I've seen him play and I've talked to a few guys about him," Eichel said. "Obviously, he's got some pretty incredible highlights. It seems like he's a special, special player."

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