This is why secondary assists count.
The Bylsma and Murray firing has inexplicably been attributed solely to Eichel and i think that's left a bad taste in people's mouths. Plus he was really immature that first year.Really don't understand what Eichel did to make so many posters waiting for him to fail. Sure the 'generational' tag might have been put on him a little too soon but was that his doing? Is it the fact he got paid? I really don't get it.
Pretty much when he was first coming into the league he really came off as a smarmy cocky Boston kid, and was really cranky with the media which I guess rubbed some folks the wrong way. Jack really has grown up an absolute ton on and off the ice and it's just going to take a while for casual fans to notice I guess. He is such a god damn beast on the ice this year and comes off as a thoughtful mature dude in his interviews these days, even when he's frustrated. He's the franchise and he's taking that responsibility very seriously.Really don't understand what Eichel did to make so many posters waiting for him to fail. Sure the 'generational' tag might have been put on him a little too soon but was that his doing? Is it the fact he got paid? I really don't get it.
Another hot take: courtesy of HF Boards.
If Crosby or McDavid made that pass, their fanboys would be all over this board writing poems about it.
Roses are red, violets are blue, Eichel made a good pass, and is a good player totally underrated and Crosby and McDavid are floaters.
Really don't understand what Eichel did to make so many posters waiting for him to fail. Sure the 'generational' tag might have been put on him a little too soon but was that his doing? Is it the fact he got paid? I really don't get it.
This is the year Eichel proves why he is > Matthews
Nope... that was about Eichel and Matthews... leafs are a team sillyeverything is about the leafs
Not happening. Same old Jack. A fresh start, a $10M a year contract, the captaincy and it means nothing. As a lifelong Sabres fan it's not easy to accept but accept we must. Many people here and elsewhere thought he'd break out in a way similar to Nathan Mackinnon, he won't, it's not in his personality though it's not all about his makeup as a person he's also got a fairly pedestrian hockey IQ, it's Year 4, he'll be a point per game or slightly better but the McDavids, Matthews's, Mackinnons have left him in the dust. His wingman Reinhart has 0 goals. The Sabres tanked hard and deliberately for 2 seasons, their fans suffered, and the reward for that suffering was Sam Reinhart and Jack Eichel. Hard to criticize the GM's, 31 other GM's would have taken Eichel 2nd overall and probably half of GM's would have taken Reinhart.
Better coaching would help but Sabres fans who cleave to that as some magic key that unlocks his potential are dreaming. Great talent, good player but generational was a fantasy and franchise player is looking to be beyond him as well.
The Sabres are 3-3 on the season, if they had last year's tandem of Lehner and Johnson in goal they'd be 1-5 or 0-6.
He's not a better goal scorer but he's certainly a better playmaker than Matthews.3 assists in a 9-2 win and now he's better than Matthews?
This is the year Eichel proves why he is > Getzlaf