The whole situation is tricky. After Seth Jones was able to bring in a haul close to what the Sabres want, you'd think that would embolden them to hold out for a huge deal. Also, after seeing Sakic be rewarded for his patience when trading Duchene, there is another reason for Buffalo to wait it out.
On the other hand, Eichel has an injury so teams would be taking a big risk giving up so much and if it's true he will be missing a bunch of the season then the appetite will probably diminish until he is primed to return. Which teams are going to have room to add $10M mid season?
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