The longest running saga in Buffalo Sabres hockey history is finally over.
Jack Eichel has been traded to the Vegas Golden Knights for a a couple of players and some draft picks. Months and months of fantasy hockey scenarios with pretty much all 31 of the other NHL teams and a variety of players and draft picks will finally be put to rest as we have the details now of what the trade entails.
Buffalo Sabres get: Alex Tuch [IR], Peyton Krebs, 2022 1st Round pick [top-10 protected*], Vegas 2023 2nd Round pick
Vegas Golden Knights get: Jack Eichel**, Sabres 2023 3rd Round pick
* If the Vegas 2022 1st Rd pick is in the top 10, then the Sabres get Vegas’ 2023 first-round pick (unprotected) and second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, while the Sabres will transfer their own third-round pick in 2024 to Vegas.