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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
This is the one thing that I don't think that they can do. He wants a surgery. If the team refuses to let him take care of himself physically, it opens up a lot of legal doors I don't think the NHL has ever had to deal with before.
It might just be Buffalo doing Buffalo things, but I can't believe there has been no resolution on the injury front, and the Sabres refuse to budge.
I retract my earlier trade suggestion. I understand why other GMs are waiting this out, the price is only going to come down the longer Adams waits.
I think that Eichel will get the surgery that he wants days after a trade is complete, and the recovery could lose him the year.
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Eichel can go get his surgery tomorrow if he likes. Its a free country after all.
Is he willing to risk 50M dollars guaranteed to do it though? I think thats all this boils down too. It would void his contract.
Its why Buffalo is so hesitant to agree. The surgery has never been performed on an NHL player before and if something goes wrong, they dont want to be on the hook for a large fortune if that happens. Hard to blame them actually.
Really doesnt matter though...some team will take the risk, and it is a risk, and may or may not look like geniuses when its all said and done.