At long, long last, the Jack Eichel saga in Buffalo is reportedly over.
Per TSN, Eichel is off to the Las Vegas Golden Knights, ending a feud between the Sabres and the star they drafted second overall in 2015 that started last year and has continued until Thursday.
The issues they had came to a head earlier this year when the injured Eichel wanted cervical disc replacement surgery and the Sabres wanted him to go with disc fusion. They couldn’t agree and then Eichel was placed on injured reserved and had his “C” for captain stripped.
Now? He’ll join a Stanley Cup contender, although we’ll see when he actually plays.
In the meantime, let’s grade the reported deal:
