In case you missed it, the Buffalo Sabres ugly divorce with their former captain, Jack Eichel, is now final.
In the middle of the night on Wednesday/Thursday morning, Buffalo traded Eichel (with a third-round pick in 2023) to the Vegas Golden Knights for forwards Peyton Krebs, Alex Tuch, a top 10 protected first-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
Buffalo successfully dealt Eichel, who has a $10 million cap hit, without retaining a cent of his contract. Which is why the return they got for the superstar feels light on face value.