[dino7c]

Originally Posted by AT77

I would argue that he was definitely trending in that 100+ point player direction had it not been for the covid shortened season then the injury. The year that covid hit, he was in pace for 43 goals & 94 points, so just shy of 100.

I would also argue that all of the above players that I mentioned were drafted into a much better spot. MacKinnon with the Avs whilst they still had O’Reilly and Duchene and now playing with Landeskog, Rantenen, and Makar. Matthews coming into a core with Marner and Nylander, then having Tavares join them. And although Edmonton was a complete mess, McDavid and Draisaitl still had each other. Eichel has never been able to play consistently with players of that caliber. He was drafted to a team that was far worse off than any of those teams, and could never get their act together to surround him with proper talent on a consistent basis.

Now he gets to consistently play with star players such as Stone, Pacioretty, Theodore, and Pietrangelo, as well as a solid bottom 6 as Vegas has great depth. I would not be surprised at all if he turns into a consistent 100+ point player, and I honestly believe he will. We’ve yet to see the best of Eichel, but we will soon.

Minus 12M more salary

Vegas is not just adding Eichel...their depth will be tested big time