The Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers have conducted very preliminary discussions for center Jack Eichel, multiple sources confirmed to Blueshirt Banter.
Buffalo has not necessarily submitted a formal offer, but did float an initial discussion with the Rangers conceding exorbitant value. One source would only share the full proposal off-the-record, as he feared that publishing specific names of players would make it easy to uncover his identity. However, the proposal contained numerous pieces. In addition to the 2020 1st-overall pick, Buffalo sought out multiple players in the Rangers’ organization of substantial stature.