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If this is true idk what could be holding up a deal.

Thievy’s post is the reality I’m alluding to in my obvious hyperbole. Anyone acting like the NMC means nothing is lying to themselves.

There’s no reasonable argument to support “the clause means nothing.” That clause is very powerful. The absolute mess that this situation already is has every chance of getting even worse at that point. We can say “naw, My Favorite Team is ballsy and manly and doesn’t sweat when it eats the hottest hot sauce so they don’t have to bend to John Jacob Eichel’s demands,” but it’s a bad look for the team and would only further destroy the image the team has to other players/teams and curate an even more toxic environment within the franchise. Nobody sane is okay with this. (I live in NC so my time spent in Buffalo is very limited)

Important note on Kaplan’s report: she never clarified which one-yard line the trade is on.

I believe MOST of the information that has been reported is more than 75% accurate. I'm sure there's some conflating going on, but I don't believe for a second these highly-respected reporters are just making stuff up willy nilly. They're getting this stuff from more than one place unless it's from someone they firmly trust. I DO believe they get used and I DO believe they know that, but they're not going to make themselves look stupid without something firm to stand on.

Nonsense is claiming you'll reward someone with a jersey for winning a contest and never doing it. 😘 We can act like the No Movement Clause means nothing, but it absolutely does not.

There will certainly be a need for some hardball but the situation will not be something the team should want to go through. It’d be a complete failure to get to that point. When that NMC kicks in with all that’s gone on to this point Eichel will have earned the right to force his way to one team the same way the Sabres will have earned the right to tell him to kick rocks and pick a new hobby while he doesn’t get paid.

Great points all around. It certainly feels more likely that this particular leak is coming from the agent. I think some leaks have definitely come from the team (probably more so early in the process). The Vegas deal but I need the condition removed from the 1st or to know that it pushes the first to next season without condition at least.

All parties involved have a reason to push the narrative that there's a bidding war and it's close. Let's not just always assume it's Eichel (nor should any of us always assume it's the team).

Naw. It’s just about being sensible. The backup QB isn’t worth a 1st round pick. Or a Hall of Fame-level pass rusher who is still in his prime (health questions are warranted, though). Those offers obviously aren’t realistic so the real conversation would be: would you trade Trubisky for a 3rd or 4th (which is probably still more than they were offered)? My answer to that is no. 1st or 2nd or immediate impact player were the only options I was interested in. The drop off from Mitch to Cam is small or zero (Cam might be better) so that’s an option they should have been thinking about.

Once his NMC kicks in in July it’s over for the Sabres if he’s still here. We can puff out chests out all we want but once that NMC kicks in he’s a Bruin for pennies.

People have adamantly defended NRD or whatever he is called.

He’s not playing for this team again. The Sabres know (and want) that and Eichel knows (and wants) that.

The one seed has represented the AFC in 3 of the last 5. So 40% of the time in recent years it’s been someone who would not have a bye in the current system. Hard to judge the value of being the ONLY bye since we only have one example so far. I’m glad Mitch is a Bill. There was no way any team was stupid enough to trade a first for him so there was no way a trade was happening anyways.

It’s absolutely batshit crazy to think two separate posters in this thread suggested a first wouldn’t be enough or Khalil Mack wouldn’t be enough for … Mitchell Trubisky. If the Bills lose Josh Allen for a playoff game the season is over at that second. Regardless of who the backup is.

Finally something we agree on

By every player on the team getting the same haircut as him.

If the team DOES deal Trubisky (Washington, New Orleans, Denver make sense) they should immediately sign Cam Newton.

Never seen him break anything so seems more likely this is him just hoping to see something but who knows.

And Trent/Danny Dimes probably could have been considered good QBs when fully healthy (which for Trent was a very short period of time to start his career) during Trent’s era but certainly not today.

I think everyone involved is playing some sort of game. Krebs doesn’t play center for Vegas.

You can no longer wonder about this. Calgary is off to a great start and Gaudreau is one of the main reasons. They’re not trading him.

I never said Eichel knows.