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Sabres Links: Eichel excited to come to Buffalo, O'Reilly's big presence, B's trade Hamilton

Yesterday was an enormous day for the Sabres on many fronts. Take a deep breath, let it all soak in. The Sabres now have Eichel, O'Reilly, Girgensons and Reinhart at center.

  • In his introductory press conference Eichel was non-committal about whether or not he'll leave Boston University [Sabres TV]
  • Eichel said he's glad to finally be a part of the Sabres officially with the Sabres Hockey Hotline hosts [WGR 550]
  • He also spoke with Linda Cohn of ESPN, a testament to his superstar presence out of the gate [ESPN]
  • Scott Cullen statistically broke down the Lehner trade, and ruled that the Sabres had to pay the price for their guy [TSN]
  • Cullen also ruled on the O'Reilly deal, which he sided with Buffalo as the winners [TSN]
  • Sabres coach Dan Bylsma discussed the Sabres moves, and sounds absolutely giddy [Sabres TV]
  • The Senators gave an inside look into what a trade call sounds like with the Lehner deal [Senators.