Speculation: Eichel Mega Thread III

[Static]

Well, according to the actual quote.

“I do believe it’s heating up,” Friedman said of the Eichel trade market. “I believe the Sabres’ preference is to send Eichel west. Some of the eastern teams I’ve spoken to or heard from say they can tell the Sabres aren’t as thrilled with the idea of him being in the same division and/or conference. I think some of the eastern teams believe if they’re going to get him it’s really going to cost them.”

So yeah, they prefer West but if the right offer came from the east they'd take it.

According to a league source, Buffalo owner Terry Pegula wants Eichel to land in the Western Conference. So if the Rangers are actually going to be in this race, the cost will be higher for them, say, than the Wild. It may be astronomical. And that doesn’t even include the $10 million cap hit (or the concerns about his neck injury).

 

[CLW]

Let him sit on a couch and cry for five years. He’s not getting moved for shit like Drury is offering

Eichel will PLD himself out once he gets his NMC. Buffalo can't let the Eichel situation destroy the franchise, just trade him and move on and stop with the silliness.

 

[wunderpanda]

Out of curiosity, I reached out to Jack Eichel’s reps about that possibility.
“Our expectation is that Jack is going to be traded in the near
future, and all of our discussions have been centred around that issue,”
came a dual response from Peter Fish and Peter Donatelli.

Big week for potential Jack Eichel trade, free agency predictions

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

Marner straight up for Eichel is more than fair, and may be the best overall package you'll actually receive from anyone if you want quality over quantity.

However, I think Buffalo is looking to do a full on rebuild with Reinhart traded as well so I think quantity is where they're likely to go.

Oof, Marner is not worth Eichel lol

 

[Kublakhan]

Out of curiosity, I reached out to Jack Eichel’s reps about that possibility.
“Our expectation is that Jack is going to be traded in the near
future, and all of our discussions have been centred around that issue,”
came a dual response from Peter Fish and Peter Donatelli.

Big week for potential Jack Eichel trade, free agency predictions

We all know what Jack and his agent wants. But we also know that when and where is not up to them at all..

 

[FeatherHead]

Why did he sign a 8 year contract if he didn’t want to be here. Not much has changed since he signed it.

He was under the impression the team was actually going to try and build a winner around him. They added Skinner and Okposo. Both are garbage. Hall was junk in his time there. He’s blowing his career there, unfortunately. I’d hate to be Dahlin or anyone else inbound unless all of their recent draft picks come together and reach their full potential. I sure as hell wouldn’t want to sign there as a free agent unless they paid me more than any other club by a country mile. See Skinner. The organization is a world class dumpster fire.

 

[Sabre the Win]

Eichel will PLD himself out once he gets his NMC. Buffalo can't let the Eichel situation destroy the franchise, just trade him and move on and stop with the silliness.

Why do you care so much if you're not a Sabres fan? Even if we rush to move him its not like they will give into the Rangers terrible offers.

 

[CLW]

Why do you care so much if you're not a Sabres fan? Even if we rush to move him its not like they will give into the Rangers terrible offers.

I don't want Eichel (not a fan). But the Eichel situation is annoying asf. and I like some of the kids on the roster who deserve a proper team.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

I don't want Eichel (not a fan). But the Eichel situation is annoying asf. and I like some of the kids on the roster who deserve a proper team.

Whatever you do, don’t say you like Tage. Most of our fanbase on here hate him.

Give it a couple of years before Ryan Johnson joins him.

 

[KingsCrunch]

Nice analogy. Now what happens when the grocery store only has 31 villagers they can serve and only a selected few wants the butter but doesn’t want to pay the asking price? They go on and purchase something else with their $1.50 and now the grocery store is stuck with a $3.50 butter and no one to sell it to and the clock is running faster and faster on the expiry date

On top of that the butter fell on the floor and a high heel stepped on it and broke it open. The store put it back on the shelf but is still demanding the same price as it was when it was in perfect condition. The store says don't worry about it, our butter will taste as good as it was before, trust us, just ignore the damaged packaging and pay us what we want.

 

[Dr Quincy]

Obviously the club has that option but it doesn't change the fact that it's in poor taste to just open it up to everyone. There is no reason to. I'm not talking legally when I say they're private.. im talking personally.
Other clubs don't have to like it..they may be turned off by it. But it's exactly the route I would take if I were KA.

If the player wants out, and he does, then it's not in poor taste. It's facilitating a deal, which is what BUF, Eichel and the prospective team wants. It's especially important, because as Friedman reported... while Eichel is skating, it's still believed he needs surgery. It's rather hard for teams to give an offer if a pretty important piece of info is missing.

It's ridiculous to say "Give us your best offer for a healthy Eichel and then we'll let you see info and if you don't like it you can opt out." It's simply not the way other teams do business.

 

[Dr Quincy]

No one like hits the market. ever. I dont care what Peter Fish wants, they hold zero leverage. If the return of 4 solid pieces isnt there he can sit his ass at home. They can stink with out without his ass until hes ready to show up and fulfill his contract.

If he had "zero leverage" he wouldn't be on the block at all, so clearly he has some.

 

[Beerz]

If the player wants out, and he does, then it's not in poor taste. It's facilitating a deal, which is what BUF, Eichel and the prospective team wants. It's especially important, because as Friedman reported... while Eichel is skating, it's still believed he needs surgery. It's rather hard for teams to give an offer if a pretty important piece of info is missing.

It's ridiculous to say "Give us your best offer for a healthy Eichel and then we'll let you see info and if you don't like it you can opt out." It's simply not the way other teams do business.

It's not ridiculous at all. Adams knows what he is looking for so there is no reason to divulge information if a team isn't serious. The expectation is a team will only trade for him if prognosis is good. So make an offer with that understanding..then you and your Doctors take a look at records to see if you agree or disagree with that assessment.
Seems pretty straight forward to me.

 

[Beerz]

The injury isn't weight bearing so he's probably fine skating.

I still wouldn't want my 50 million dollar assest out on ice with a vulnerable neck if I were his agent

 

[BananaSquad]

Just get the best deal possible from any team, east or west, and move on in a new direction.

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

Oof, Marner is not worth Eichel lol

In a vacuum, I would agree. But this isn't Marner for Eichel, it's Marner for Eichel with baggage and unknowns. I personally think it's a fair offer.

 

[tsujimoto74]

It doesn't make sense that people think the value is going to rise enough to make keeping him around make sense. He doesn't want to be there, how's that's going to work? Strip him of the C next?

Duchene and Colorado coexisted uncomfortably together for ~2 years before the Avs got the kind of trade they wanted for him. Eichel can put on his big boy pants and suck it up until the same happens for the Sabres.

 

[tsujimoto74]

The injury isn't weight bearing so he's probably fine skating.

He's also been "training hard," which inherently means lifting at the gym. But sure, his neck is broken.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

In a vacuum, I would agree. But this isn't Marner for Eichel, it's Marner for Eichel with baggage and unknowns. I personally think it's a fair offer.

But it doesn't solve either teams problems so its not going to happen

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

But it doesn't solve either teams problems so its not going to happen

Oh, I agree. Just responding to what Eichel's worth right now. It's not as much as Buffalo would like because of the rest of the story.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Duchene and Colorado coexisted uncomfortably together for ~2 years before the Avs got the kind of trade they wanted for him. Eichel can put on his big boy pants and suck it up until the same happens for the Sabres.

They didn’t get any premium assets in that trade really….

At the time the 1st was supposed to be pretty late
and girard wasn’t considered a top prospect.

the 1st ending up lottery was purely luck, and girard has surpassed everyone’s expectations by a mile.

 

[Jayan]

Chytil
Georgiev
Jones
Reunanen
2022 1st
2023 1st

for

Eichel



I don’t think it’s worth it. Geo + Chytil + prospects fine, but the two firsts, bleh.

And since I think it’s a bit to much, it’s probably closer to what Sabres would accept.

 

[krt88nc]

Adams should have moved him at the draft.

Why? You don’t trade if you aren’t getting your ask

 

[CupInSIX]

I don't know. Anyone who says they do is lying.

Says the guy who said there was a Comtois and 3OA offer on the table.

 

[tsujimoto74]

They didn’t get any premium assets in that trade really….

At the time the 1st was supposed to be pretty late
and girard wasn’t considered a top prospect.

the 1st ending up lottery was purely luck, and girard has surpassed everyone’s expectations by a mile.

Duchene also was never anywhere close to the caliber of player Eichel is. The point isn't to get Duchene value for Eichel, it's to hang onto your asset until you get what you want for it.