This past season, the Buffalo Sabres finished with the worst record in the NHL, missing the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season. That has led to mass speculation (which does hold some merit) that not only team captain Jack Eichel wants out of Buffalo, but that general manager Kevyn Adams might be willing to trade him.
Obviously, trading your team’s best player rarely works out well. But if Eichel really is adamant on wanting out, that could lead to a rather large distraction within the locker room and the organization at large, similar to when Ryan O’Reilly wanted out a few years ago.