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I foresee him getting 6-10 min/gm on a 4th line with Moulson and Girgensons.

Rudolph or bust.

A defensively skilled center who can offload ROR so he's not completely worn out by Christmas (due to his vegan diet induced anemia).

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IMO the worst case is he re-injures the ankle and misses the majority of the season after needing surgery to repair torn tendons that didn't completely heal the first time around. The team finishes bottom 5 in the league again. JBOT presents a low-ball offer or a bridge deal. Eichel refuses, accepts an offer sheet for $7.8mil/yr from LVK, and JBOT refuses to match because of health concerns and needing to sign Sam Reinhart who did well in Eichel's abscence. The compensation from LVK is a first, second and third round pick in 2019. LVK finishes dead last in 2018-19 but BUF losses the 1st overall pick in the lottery to TOR who selects generational talent Jack Hughes... paired with Auston Matthews they win multiple Cups... no wait..... scratch that... Hughes replaces a disheveled Auston Matthews who is dealt to LVK for a gimpy Jack Eichel who resurrects his game leading TOR to multiple Cups alongside Jack Hughes and Co. BUF finishes second last in the league, wins the lottery in a weak draft moving up from 2 to 1 to select a middling defensive prospect.

Interesting quote from the article... "Player stats in hockey can only be analyzed within the team." ...this is why I came up the team relative +/-, which is a reflection of how much a player helps or hurts the team within the context of the team's overall performance. That said, Risto, while logging a -9 +/-, had a +7 TRpm this past season.

Personally I blame Paul Hamilton as the only reason Jack isn't signed yet.

He also said he hasn't done anything yet, so he has a lot to prove. He certainly has a healthy belief in his abilities, but he also recognizes he hasn't accomplished anything yet. That said, if we're one year from today and he's still not signed, then I'll worry.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/sports/baseball/boston-red-sox-stealing-signs-yankees.html?smid=tw-nytsports&smtyp=cur

Played 33 games with COL last season logging a TRpm of +2. Good luck kid.

Well, JBOT has been preaching development and by development he means winning in Rochester. None of those guys have really done anything in Rochester to this point. Give them a season down there to grow together and build something, learn how to play the way Housley envisions and in a winning environment. Don't put the cart before the horse. He won't. He'll feel compelled to keep him in the lineup because of his goal scoring. They're still too young to write off IMO. Danny Briere bounced around in the minors for 5 years or so before he established himself in the NHL.

Well now we're just beating a dead Eiche... I mean horse.

Makes sense for both sides. Eichel wants to prove his worth. JBOT wants to see him play up to the level he's asking to get paid.

IMO they go with a veteran squad and put all the young guys in Roch (Bailey, Nylander, Fasching, Baptiste, Guhle, etc..).

A few more days left to sign up.

He is what he is. What is he? He's what he is. He does what he does, the way he's always done it, the why he's always gonna do it. He's always done what he does.

if it ain't broke..

11 would be a mistake and set this team back IMO. 9.5 is fair. He has to understand the less he makes the more they can spend on other guys to build a contender.

I love Wennberg, he deserves that deal... after 6 years he's an UFA tho.

natural regression, still top 10 tho

What you need on Eichel's wing is a finisher, a guy like Jeff Carter would be ideal, but there's only one Jeff Carter.... Pastrnak would be nice, Hossa, Cam Neely, Kevin Stevens, Mogilny, Kurri, Selanne, ... those types of guys. I'd try Okposo there to start, but they just don't have that guy in the organization yet.

What if he absolutely blows up the league and earns an extra $1-3mil/yr; over the course of 8 years that's a significant amount. I see no reason for him to rush into signing a deal this offseason.