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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
For one, it's weird to assume anyone else has actually watched Eichel besides you. Who is "we"? Does your group have a membership? Do you watch Buffalo games for fun? Seems weird.
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We, as in the collective. The inference was that no one else was watching Buffalo games or seen Eichel play, which is false. Many people on this site have watched Buffalo and seen Eichel.
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Two, from the *extremely limited* (because I am normal) Sabres games I have seen, and the less-limited number of articles I've read about Eichel, this doesn't match and seems like you're throwing out cliches to fill air. Eichel isn't a defensive forward, but his game isn't all "flash and dash"... unless you're just describing an elite offensive player who makes the guys around him better? He corsi numbers are tops on the team, his xGA/60 have improved year over year and ranked him as one of the better players for it last year.
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Speaking in generalities about guys that are all flash and dash. But if you want to speak in specifics, no, Eichel does not make players around him better. The Sabres have got progressively worse, no matter who gets added to the mix to support Eichel. Did you miss where this is Buffalo's second 1st over all pick since Eichel arrived on the scene?
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I don't think your Eichel take is on point. Is this another "watched every Florida Panthers game with Sam Bennett" situation where you just say you watch all the games? Honest question.
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I watch teams that interest me. When there is some young player that is fresh on the scene, or a player being talked up, I do my best to actually watch the players so I can make an informed comment on their play, unlike yourself and the rest of the spreadsheet set. So Buffalo has been of interest to me because of Rasmus Dahlen and Dylan Cozens, and watching them numerous times over the past couple years has provided plenty of Jack Eichel sightings. The really cool thing about having an NHL package is being able to watch an early game and a late game, so you get to see players from all over the league. You should try it. Really helps you understand some of these conversations better than looking at a spreadsheet and trying to find meaning in numbers that don't model the game worth a damn.