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NHL Roundup: Sabres strip Eichel of “C”; Malkin out till Christmas; Tarasenko won’t talk trade request; and injury news

Many NHL training camps held their first day of on-ice workouts. Teams from around the league reported their injured but the biggest news came out of Buffalo.

Although it was not unexpected, the Sabres announced that Jack Eichel failed his physical and will need surgery. Then GM Kevyn Adams stripped him of the “C”.

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NHL Roundup: Sabres remove “C” from Eichel

“I spoke to Jack two days ago, I spoke to the team yesterday and addressed this, Jack Eichel is no longer the captain of the Buffalo Sabres,” Adams said.