I know the Eichel train is in full gear, especially as tidbits here and there have lathered people up and have them eventually talking themselves and others into him being the sole solution to all the teams problems.
As most top players potentially available gets people star gazing and finding a “get rich quick scheme” as a single solution to all that cures people’s complaints about a team, a roster and a GM, and fixing the tired “organization doesn’t care about winning “ etc lines trotted out, but this would change everything...just like Tavares was going to bring the Leafs Cup wins ( he doesn’t have a playoff series win) and even going back 12 years, Bouwmeester here was supposed to put us over the top. And those were FA signings, costing owners pure cash, not assets (besides what FLA got for early negotiation rights).
If he was a free agent, open the bank. But an acquisition cost that is rumoured, for a PITA player who’s complained about everything including the sky being blue in Buffalo, and recovering from a neck injury with no clear timeline as to when he will be healthy, there’s a lot more risk.
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