When you play word association with a knowledgeable hockey fan and ask for a word to describe Jack Eichel, they’ll reply with accolades like “superstar”, “phenom”, or “goal-scorer”. Now ask that same person to do that for the Buffalo Sabres and you will get words like “dysfunctional”, “abysmal”, and just plain “bad”. At some point, Eichel is going to need that to change or he may quietly asked to be traded. If that were to happen, Jeff Gorton would undoubtedly make a move for the 23 year old star center.
Eichel Only Getting Better
Jack Eichel signed an 8 year deal for $80,000,000 in 2018.