Jack Eichel was hoping to get to see his old buddy Matt O’Connor Saturday night in the Ottawa net.
The two former teammates at Boston University were both in the lineup as the Senators and Sabres met at the Canadian Tire Centre but only Eichel was on the ice because O’Connor was sitting at the end of the bench dressed as a backup to goalie Craig Anderson.
Signed as a free agent in May to be the club’s top goalie in Binghamton, O’Connor was excellent in his performance against the Sabres Wednesday night in Buffalo but Eichel, the No.