‘”It was definitely a little bit of a learning curve for me last year, no doubt,” Eichel told The News after practice Monday in SAP Center. “Now I’m playing with more confidence. You’re a year older, playing better and feeling better about my game. To me, I’m not even close to the player I was a year ago. I feel like I’m almost a completely different player. I’m looking forward to three tough games. Good players. Good opponents. A real good test for our team and for myself.’