I personally am not a fan have trading the farm for Jack Eichel or trading for him at all. There are so many 'what if's with Jack. He could get here and within who knows how long he is going to his agent asking him to get him back to a US based team. Jack also has a No Move Clause starting next year.Then we will be trading him at a loss to one another team.
Jack could come here and maybe add a few more points in the standings, but he certainly has not shown that he can carry or be not be a dominant player like McDavid, MacKinnon, Crosby or Ovi and single handedly almost bring a team into playoff land.
The First Rounders taht we may be giving up to get Jack and if the current team plays like they did this past season, those 1st round picks may be top 3 picks. Reference San Jose Sharks and Ottawa Senators Erik Karlsson Trade. In that case you are giving a couple potential 'Eichels' and other prospects to get an injured Jack Eichel for maybe a few years.
Keep the current core and start to 'retool' the right way through development and good scouting.
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