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Originally Posted by Vinny01
I am having a hard time seeing why he Sabres are holding on for so long where they have seemingly cost Eichel a big chunk of the upcoming season. The conspiracy theorist in me thinks the Sabres are doing this to try and increase the value of the 22 1st they will receive from any team making the deal.
From all the reports the big holdup is the Sabres treating Eichel like a 100pt healthy player and the rest of the league treating him as a guy who has a serious neck injury. One solution is to put a ton of conditions of the picks going to the Sabres to protect against injury issues etc.
This feels like it will be resolved on the eve of training camp
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Doubtful it's resolved in 2021. This situation is similar to the Deshaun Watson situation in that you have a franchise player that is in a situation there he's slightly devalued (he's likely going to be suspended at some point) but the asking price is astronomically high (3 x 1st round pick plus 2 x 2nd round picks). Apparently at least two NFL teams have put in serious offers but the Texans are planning on simply not dressing him for the season because as with the Sabres no team has met their asking price.
In both cases the teams hold all the cards with the player under contract long term and I have to agree with the way both teams are going about things as chances are a team in both leagues will crater to the demand. I don't think the Texans will get the five picks in the end but they will get close if they wait it out. The Sabres like the Texans know they aren't contending in the upcoming season so there's little negative to holding on to the asset until a team caves in.