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The real winners in this trade were the three players. Eichel because he got the surgery he wanted and a Stanley Cup, Tuch because he got to play in a situation where he could reach his full potential, and Krebs because he got to establish himself as an NHL regular. It's very likely none of these would have happened without this trade.
From a pure hockey trade perspective, it seemed that Buffalo didn’t get as much as they should have for Eichel, but if keeping him was not an option, they probably did as well as they could have. Not many teams would be willing and able to take on a guy with a 5x$10M cap hit and an uncertain future.