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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
The Sabres even lucked out in getting a franchise center in Eichel.
And they f'd that up.
That's the tipping point. Eichel was a guy to build around on and off the ice, including to draw other players there.
Them pushing him out, including by not allowing him to have some say in how to handle his health issues, pushed them to this point.
It doesn't get talked about enough in terms of how BAD that screwed that up. The trade was meh. But the issue isn't the trade, it's what led to the trade.
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That is true, it is just a commitment to losing can often lead to being a loser. Columbus has picked 3, 4, 6, 5, 3 over the past 10 years and will almost certainly get another lottery pick this year. Losing can often beget losing.