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Eichel is all business as he hits the ice

On the streets of Buffalo and in front of the relentless onslaught of cameras and microphones, Jack Eichel is a superstar.

“I wouldn’t really say it like that,” he said sheepishly Monday. “It’s the first taste of being somebody who is highly touted, I guess you could say. People have been talking, and obviously there’s a lot of expectations around me. It’s something I really try not to focus on.”

Instead, his focus is on being a good, fun teammate. Eichel opened Sabres development camp with 45 other prospects in First Niagara Center, and he wasn’t there as the No.