Because 1C is the biggest peice of the puzzle and eichel still has probably a decade of productive hockey in front of him.
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He has a five year contract and will be a UFA after the five years. He won't play much of year one ... I wouldn't bank on Eichel being in Western Canada for more than the 4.25 years.
And I'm not saying don't trade for him.
But don't trade for ten years of him because I can't see that happening.
He has a five year contract and will be a UFA after the five years. He won't play much of year one ... I wouldn't bank on Eichel being in Western Canada for more than the 4.25 years.
And I'm not saying don't trade for him.
But don't trade for ten years of him because I can't see that happening.
4.5-5 years to build a relationship, after “rescuing” Eichel from a bad situation in Buffalo, and after supporting his choice of surgery, I could see Eichel willing to extend here.
We’d have his national team linemate(s) and we may have actually won something.
But if all we end up with is our own stud centre to counter McDavid until 2026, I can live with that too.
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Yes, 4.25 years of eichel with 5 post-seasons, at least 3 of which under Sutter is worth it.
Sounds like exactly the medicine this team and city needs to inject some excitement for this team again.
Like others said, if you can't re-sign, then you can still recoup huge assets even for an expiring Eichel.
I love this...so because of Sutter and Eichel you're going to look in the mirror and say, "Alberta needs to plan for a future without fossil fuels and embrace carbon neutrality immediately".
I was onboard before knowing the repercussions, but for the greater good let's trade for Eichel.
I love this...so because of Sutter and Eichel you're going to look in the mirror and say, "Alberta needs to plan for a future without fossil fuels and embrace carbon neutrality immediately".
I was onboard before knowing the repercussions, but for the greater good let's trade for Eichel.
Insert WTF gif here…
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