I think that the Rings of Power that Gandalf meant were the ones that were directly influenced by Sauron. The Elven Three were not influenced by Sauron as much as the Nine or the Seven. They were purer compared to the other Rings, even though they were still under his dominion. Also, Cirdan is the oldest Elf in Middle-earth, ergo, he's pretty darn powerful. Gandalf could have been talking about mortals (Hobbits, Men, etc.) who possessed the Rings of Power, not Elves as old, wise, and powerful as Cirdan.
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But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.
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