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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Where do we start? How about elevating his game? How about making his team better? How about making his linemates better? How about being half the player he claims to be?
Here's the thing about Eichel that I can't stand. This is a guy that seems to believe he's in the same class as Connor McDavid, yet he's 220 points behind McHobo and hasn't done a damn thing to make his team better. Even in personal measures he's even fallen behind Marner in his draft class and has Aho, Rantanen, and Barzal breathing down his neck as being better producers, let alone more impactful players. Eichel is over-rated and hasn't figured out it's a team game. There is no "i" in team, but there is in Eichel. Until he has his Yzerman moment he will never be half the player he believes he is. I would hate to see the Flames spend a bunch of assets on a player that is more concerned about his personal stats more than the success of the team. Eichel is the former, not the latter.
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Do you truly believe Eichel is not a great hockey player?
Full disclosure, I dont want the Flames to acquire him but not because he isnt instantly their best player, but because the acquisition cost, injury concerns, and associated AAV is way to much for this team to handle IMO.
But to say the young man is anything but a superstar and then suggesting that is based on team results, is asinine to me.