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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Then look at it from Eichel's point of view. I don't think he's going to care overly about the team he's going to under a few conditions:
- they want him, and the team has a good reputation respecting player's and their health decisions
- there are players in the same age range as him on the team for competitive windows
- his contract structure can fit the team while remaining competitive
then he probably has a few extra wants:
- some player familiarity
- nice place to live (maybe american preference comes in here.)
but at this point Eichel has stayed loyal to BUFFALO of all cities until the health decision soiled the relationship. As a competitive guy (well documented) I don't think he wants his reputation or future potential legend to be too tarnished by all of this. Money wise, his contract already has him set for life.
I think Calgary largely fits these criteria.
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For sure.
I wasn't arguing that he wouldn't want to be in Calgary.
I was just pointing out that any GM who would be acquiring Eichel would want to make sure he was happy to play in their city, even though Eichel is contractually obligated to play for whoever owns his rights.