The Buffalo Sabres have traded Jack Eichel to the Vegas Golden Knights, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.
The return for Buffalo is Peyton Krebs, Alex Tuch, a 2022 first-round draft pick and a 2023 third-rounder, sources confirmed. Vegas will also get a 2023 third-rounder as part of the deal.
Eichel, 24, has a herniated disk in his neck, and there is urgency to have it addressed as soon as possible. He had been hopeful that the Sabres would trade him to a team that would allow him to get a disk replacement surgery.