Quoting: Leafsfaninvancity
well Matthews> Eichel. An unhappy Eichel who doesn't want to play for you won't get you the world. Fans like you won't be happy unless you're given a Stutzle, Sanderson, Tkachuk, and 4 1st round picks type of deal for Eichel, and that's not happening, especially with that long term 10 million price tag, and especially in a league that is losing money with Covid.
New tv deal coming, likely with espn
And he’s under contract for this year, PLUS 5 MORE
It’s not like he’s gonna be a UFA & the Sabres need to be in a hurry to take the best offer
Very unlikely he goes to a rival (Leafs, Bruins or Habs)
Half the league (AT LEAST) will be bidding on one of the League’s best players
Also,
there’s not even any RUMORS about Eichel asking for a trade,
or the Sabres even “listening”
Even if the Sabres do decide (at some point in the FUTURE) to trade Eichel,
it will roughly be for the same type return you’d want for Matthews
AND YOU’RE NOT GETTING HIM ANYWAYS,
So keep dreaming