LongtimeLeafsufferer
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Let's imagine Eichel truly wants out of Buffalo. It's a tough trade in general because Eichel's 10m cap hit. Not saying Eichel isn't worth the 10m.
But Eichel only has himself to blame Sure it was hard to turn down 10m X 8 years, but he had the choice. He must've then as he knows now, the Sabres will be hard pressed to make the playoffs throughout his Sabres tenure. Paying Skinner 9m adds to the Sabres difficulties.
I admire Trouba. He wanted out of Winnipeg. He took less money, less security by signing short term deals, so he could get to UFA as soon as he could. Eichel...suck it up. You could have been a UFA in the summer of 2022.