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Eichel article from a few months ago including a quote from Burke about Eichel:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...spect/7485681/

Burke on Eichel:

"Even if you were an alien from a spaceship who had never seen hockey, and you watched this kid, you would say, 'Good Lord, that's a talented athlete,'" said Brian Burke, the Calgary Flames' president of hockey operations.

McDavid and Eichel are different styles of players. McDavid is a cunning, stylish scorer.

"He pounces on his prey," Button said. "He's there and you don't even know it."

Eichel is always a visible, powerful force. He spends 21/2 hours every day in the gym. He has added 15 pounds since he joined the U.S. team. His body fat is 4.8%.

"It's like he says, 'I'm coming at you, and you had better be ready to defend against me,'" Button said.

Today, Eichel is viewed as a can't-miss prospect, but he says he didn't truly grasp his potential until last year when he played in the under-17 challenge.

"After that tournament, I thought to myself, maybe I am a pretty good player," Eichel said. "It was like a measurement for me, a chance to compare myself to other top players. Canada has some great players, and Sweden, and Finland."

Button and most NHL scouts remember that tournament, particularly when Eichel and McDavid were in the same game.

"There were 36 other players in the game, and a couple of goaltenders were playing, but I was fixated on McDavid and Eichel," Button said. "They went back and forth. It was like punch. Jab. Upper cut."

The Americans trailed 4-1, and Button said he thought Eichel single-handedly spearheaded the USA to a come-from-behind 5-4 overtime win.

"When you left that building, you said to yourself, 'I've just seen something rare, and I will be able to talk about it for years to come,'" Button said.