Prospect Info: Jack Eichel (2015, 2nd) – '15-16: Buffalo #15 (NHL) – Part 1: And so it begins

[PunchImlach is Alive]

Yeah but we lost JT Compher today. Murray sucks ass.

 

[phosphene*]

TM gave Jack some shrooms.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

 

[Moskau]

I want to see the reactions to the trade. Was everyone in attendance violently puking everywhere while screaming "COMPHER!?!?!?!?!".

 

[OkimLom]

[NHL]830964[/NHL]
Jack Eichel speaks with the media in Florida after being selected 2nd overall
in the 2015 NHL Draft.

Jack thinks his mom is emotional, wait until he meets Pegula....

 

[26CornerBlitz]

 

[Paxon]

Not sure if this has been posted, Eichel on HH after being drafted:

[Hockey Hotline] <5:10> 6-26 Jack Eichel Post-Draft | .mp3

 

[26CornerBlitz]

Jack Eichel's Draft Week (6/26/16) - 1:42 Mins

[NHL]830803[/NHL]
Follow Buffalo's top pick through the week in Florida leading up to the 2015 NHL Draft.

 

[couture23]

 

[26CornerBlitz]

Sabres Select Jack Eichel - 1:52 Mins

[NHL]830806[/NHL]
The Buffalo Sabres select Boston University forward Jack Eichel
with the 2nd overall selection in the 2015 Entry Draft.

 

[HiddenInLight]

Not only am I thrilled with the pick, but I think the song they played just after the pick couldn't be more fitting for the team that Tim Murray has put together so far. The Avengers theme. What a great night for buffalo.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

 

[couture23]

Seems like Jack's Buffalo girlfriend is very happy.

What a fun situation for him.

 

[Rhett4]

Love that stuff.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

 

[Rhett4]

I believe Reinhart sat with the Sabres brass on day two of the draft last year. So where will Eichel be? #wheresjack

 

[Reddawg]

Yeah but we lost JT Compher today. Murray sucks ass.

I don't know if I'm alone or not, but I just don't care about losing Compher...he's slid so much since we took him IMO.

I wish you guys could have all seen my reaction when they announced that ROR was coming...he's just utterly perfect for our needs going forward and it just doesn't matter what we gave up to get him.

 

[leafster7]

Didn't get McDavid but you guys got a franchise-changing elite player who would have been first overall in another year. I'm afraid for my Leafs now.

 

[PunchImlach is Alive]

I want to see the reactions to the trade. Was everyone in attendance violently puking everywhere while screaming "COMPHER!?!?!?!?!".

If only 716 got off that easy. Rob Ray punched Byron Brown and several writers from BN threatened to light themselves on fire after a failed coup at the FNC.

 

[PunchImlach is Alive]

I don't know if I'm alone or not, but I just don't care about losing Compher...he's slid so much since we took him IMO.

I wish you guys could have all seen my reaction when they announced that ROR was coming...he's just utterly perfect for our needs going forward and it just doesn't matter what we gave up to get him.

I was definitely being sarcastic. I'd file Compher under "interesting" but we had a surplus of "interesting". Stinks to lose him but what are you gonna do...

 

[sabrebuild]

Losing Compher is no biggie. His best chance of making the nhl was as an average 3rd line defensive checker or a 4th line energy guy. Pretty common and easy to replace.

 

[Reddawg]

I was definitely being sarcastic. I'd file Compher under "interesting" but we had a surplus of "interesting". Stinks to lose him but what are you gonna do...

Yeah, "interesting" almost always ends up being "career AHL".

 

[HiddenInLight]

Played around with this image a little bit for a new Avatar.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

Played around with this image a little bit for a new Avatar.

Nice work!

 

[Paxon]

Didn't get McDavid but you guys got a franchise-changing elite player who would have been first overall in another year. I'm afraid for my Leafs now.

You guys made out really well though being able to choose between Hanifin and Marner, especially since you went into the season as merely mediocre rather than terrible. The Leafs have actually been eerily competent lately from getting good deadline returns, somehow shedding Clarkson, and making a lot of strong hires (on paper). The one thing is it seems no one knows if the team is really going to get rid of Kessel and Phaneuf like they have to in my opinion, even if the return isn't what they think it should be. They need to rebuild properly. There are already some really strong pieces in place between Rielly, Marner, and Nylander, but ditching Phaneuf and Kessel then drafting high next season is the way to go.