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Originally Posted by dammage79
Well considering they now have toove out a large chunk of salary regardless in an eichel deal regardless and he's now guaranteed to miss GP and then another 10-30 games of getting back into somewhat close top game shape. An Eichel trade IMO signifies a willingness to write the season off. Any other way to see it? I don't think so. Maybe another season of winning a hope and prayer for a wild card spot. That's being generous.
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It sounds like Eichel will be back for the playoffs. My guess is that the plan would be to limp into the playoffs, and then go for it. A Sutter team infused with Eichel could do some serious damage in the playoffs. Given how weak the division is, I could see a Sutter putting a system in place that will grind out just enough games to keep the team contending for a spot before Eichel gets back.