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Get Ready For The Jack Eichel Trade Talk Again

02/19/2021 at 6:21pm EST

from Matt Larkin of the Buffalo News,

The Jack Eichel trade talk was already fervent after last season. The captain couldn’t hide his frustration with the direction of the franchise. Entering his age-24 campaign, he was burning through crucial prime years. He produced at a fringe-MVP-candidate level in 2019-20, with his pace pro-rated to 43 goals and 94 points in a full season, and the team only “improved” to a sixth-place finish in the Atlantic Division and a .493 points percentage, joining six other teams locked out of the 24-team bubble post-season tournament.

So, I’m sorry, Sabres fans, but we have to fire up the Eichel trade machine again. I know you don’t want to hear it. I know you’re among the most passionate fan bases in sports. You deserve to see your team succeed. But the Eichel situation appears to be hurtling toward a cliff. He was already unhappy at the end of 2019-20, not to mention the season prior, and we’re getting so used to him smashing his stick in frustration after losses now that it'll be a .GIF soon. It’s only a matter of time before teams start calling Sabres GM Kevyn Adams, wondering if they can pull a heist akin to what the San Jose Sharks did in November 2005, snatching Joe Thornton just as he reached the apex of his talent.

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