‘“There’s a lot of guys playing tonight in the NHL, so he’s another one of them and I’m another one of them,” Eichel said prior to Thursday night’s game against the Ottawa Senators. “I think of the position of playing in the league, you don’t really think as much like that. I don’t look at it as a head-to-head match-up between me and Connor in any way. My biggest thing right now is helping the Buffalo Sabres win hockey games.”’