Practically no one, outside of Buffalo, likes Jack because of how he whined a few years ago. It's going to take years for him to shake off that spoiled brat reputation.
Except everyone that on air that was once hard on him HAVE already came around and noticed that he is more mature and a real leader at just 22. Since taking the C he’s been doing things on and off the ice that have stood out and helped turn the team around.
Nick Kypreos, Doug McLean. Damien Cox, Gord Stellick all four mostly Toronto based guys all had semi negative things to say about Eichel before and have all praised him this year and talked about to some extent how he’s got it all going now.
So much for your “it’s going to take years theory”...
Mitch Marner has six goals. Blake Wheeler also has 7, Panarin has 8ish? All these guys are top players too...Who cares?
I've always thought he was a stud....even if the points weren't there
That’s the funny thing, he’s basically been point per game since his rookie year. Lol.....and even in that year he got his career worst 56 pts, so the points have always been there. .....but good on you! Some people just look at numbers and not the GP or bother to watch them.
I understand that and agree he's improved on it. I just think if the Sabres are going to go far into the playoffs, it'll have to be something he improves on. Out of the franchise centers in the Atlantic alone, he's probably the worst defensively from this group Matthews, Tavares, Bergeron, Barkov, Point, Stamkos, Eichel. Those other centers in the playoffs will exploit that matchup.
Out of those guys? Most are better yes, but this year? It’s arguable if Tavares is, and id flat out say no to stamkos (just this year) and point I’m not sure, everyone else is better by a bit or a lot defensively for sure.
Definitely not a guy who is not talked about...
I think the person meant not talked about a lot “for how good he is” just because your mentioned a lot doesent mean it’s admit much as he should be.
Personally I don’t agree. I think this year he’s gotten plenty of love, maybe not crom Canadian media (where I live) but that’s how that works if your hot top five in scoring or make the playoffs generally....
I don’t think he’s underrated or not talked about on HF at all though, so I agree.
matthews isnt 100%. you lost the game, at home with last change etc.... leafs played bad you played good, we still won.
Wow, man! Good job!
No one is even saying buffalo isnbettter then Toronto but you say this like buffalo iced thiere full roster we didn’t have Pominville, McCabe or ya know...our starting goalie in net. And we still got a point and the leafs never outshot buffalo in one of the four periods.
See how I can do that too?
Yeah, so no need to get insecure....
Eichel's great. I drafted him in my pool this year and he's doing very well.
Buffalo has lost 4 straight though.........coming back down to earth.
That’s what you said and hope for, but since you were there to mention how we were barely winning why are we now coming back to earth instead of bately losing? Clearly that’s just how you want to view it. Not to mention losing to Toronto, Nashville and Tampa (with leads in the third period on all of them) is nothing to be ashamed of....
We’re not a top ten team but they’ve shown so far enough (even in the games they’ve lost) to prove they could contend for the playoffs.
Even if you still don’t realize the two goalies they have are pretty decent!
