I said that no team would trade for him IF he needed surgery and I still believe that.
The level of interest in him does seem to indicate that perhaps he doesn't need surgery. If that's the case then teams will have to pay full value. Buffalo CANNOT lose this trade. There will be no "west coast" discount.
I don't think any team wants to lose the trade....that's how trades work.
I just don't understand why you hate/don't wont Eichel sooooo bad. First it was that he was injured, now its because buffalo can't lose a trade? Why wouldn't your position be, like most here, that Eichel would be a great add, depending on the cost? Instead, you post that if we trade for him, you hope we bleed?
Buffalo is in a bad spot. Do you really think they want a malcontent captain, with a pending NTC, leading their youth. Kevin Adams himself said he didn't want players who didn't want to be there. Do I think Eichel gets traded for scraps? No. But I don't think they are exactly dealing from a position of strength.