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Originally Posted by InternationalVillager
The impact that Eichel could have on the Flames franchise could be as much as a Thornton/Pronger.
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Or it could be a nuclear bomb. What if he gets the surgery and doesn't recover. Calgary is ####ed. What if he gets the surgery and only has limited mobility without pain, the injury becoming chronic? Calgary is ####ed. What if he get's the surgery and only comes back at 80%? Calgary is ####ed. What if Eichel just doesn't perform up to a $10M salary? Calgary is ####ed. What if Eichel decides he doesn't want to play in Calgary/Canada and pulls the same #### he's pulling with Buffalo? Calgary is ####ed. There is a lot of risk here, and if the stars don't align, Calgary is ####ed.
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Eichel is a better player at his age than Stone/Seguin were. Hands down.
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I dunno. Do you know where Stone was at the same age? On a team going to the Stanley Cup Final. Seguin? Coming off his 4th consecutive 70+ point season and on his way to six straight. Eichel has broken that barrier twice. Hands down? Nope. Debatable, yes, but hands down? No.
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Have the people here not watched him play? He's a beast.
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Yeah, we have. And there is a lot more to the game of hockey that flash and dash. Don't get too excited about guys that can put the puck in the net when they scored on more. You don't win many games when you consistently get outscored. If all you care about is a player getting points in a Flames uniform, then Eichel is your man. You care about winning, you might be best served to keep looking elsewhere.