We’ve all seen it. Conversations that develop as a result of any article, soundbite, or innocuous tweet regarding the Buffalo Sabres’ struggles have a tendency to devolve into another exhausting debate about Jack Eichel. For a player who has put together a season where he has set new career-highs across the board, it’s somewhat surprising that there remains a portion of the fan base that remains unsatisfied with his play.
Few will blame the blue-and-gold faithful for being frustrated. After all, this is a team that will soon hold the honor of having the league’s longest playoff drought, but to direct those frustrations toward a relatively blemish-free player on a team full of under-performing assets seems misguided.