Eichel has a contract. He can't break that contract and risk injury. He's not going to sit out 5 years to not play in the NHL.
I don't think he's dictating where he's going at this point, just that he's no longer playing in Buffalo. Right now that's seen as amenable; the realtionship with the team has degraded and it's not like Jack didn't try. But if he were to sit out automatically on a newly acquiring team that narrative would change overnight.
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