Jack Eichel Returns To The Ice But How Does He Fit In The Vegas Lineup?

[@ericarmit232]

Awesome to see! I hope he has a full recovery.

[@jasonsmith5226]

Anywhere...I'm a Colorado fan,but when you add talent like Eichel...you just do it,& experiment...a guy that good willl.find his spot. Very glad Vegas isnt in our division like last yr. If we have to play them,it probably wouldn't be til WCF.

[@Pencil-Eating]

As a sharks fan, when they announced the trade I seriously felt nauseous. They are going to have to get rid of Dadonov and Smith to get under cap, but so what? Adding an elite center to the Stone and Pacioretty line is insane. Wish he would’ve stayed in the east…. 😫

[@garlitchgaming143]

@@Pencil-Eating only problem is they would be trading two good players for one hopefully good player after a injury. I think if they trade they won’t be as good people think

[@SaintThaG]

@@Pencil-Eating your a sharks fan one of the most terrible teams in the league let alone division they’re wasting time for burns,hertl,karlsson etc by holding on like bruh just do a rebuild already 🤣

[@prettynormalguy3169]

@@Pencil-Eating VGK does not have to lose anyone this year actually. They can negotiate to acquire the rights to a player on LTIR and use a “loophole” that other teams have used in the past.

[@Legacy13579]

@@prettynormalguy3169 not if they wanna play riches before the playoffs I believe

[@pixelj4877]

Eichel, Karlsson, Stevenson. The knights went from no center depth to amazing center depth. They have to be considered cup favorites for the next 2 or 3 years. Until Pacioretty and Stone are over the hill.

[@HockeyEdits_91]

They also have Nolan Patrick and If he ever finds his true potential then jeeeez

[@Pencil-Eating]

As a hockey fan I’m excited to see jack play again. As a sharks fan I want to cry 😫

[@martinstokar6873]

@@Pencil-Eating as a shark fan you should cry anytime. No metter if Eichel plays or not...😀

[@marie2274]

It will be sad to see who the Knights need to trade to get in within the salary cap. I think other GM's know this and will take prospects and draft picks from the Knights along with key players.

[@marie2274]

@@HockeyEdits_91 He was the guy drafted in 2017 by the Flyers. He could be a bust.

[@itsyourboygreenplayz368]

When Jack Eichel recovered he was training at our ice rink and he signed my jersey and I got a picture with him,he’s a great player

[@lanmack9180]

when?

[@itsyourboygreenplayz368]

I forgot when but it was on a Tuesday November or December

[@BarbequeJo]

as a sabres fan, i cant wait to see him play again! hes gunna be great in vegas

[@Igoruhandchu]

Yeah a great coke addict

[@michaelsholtz6913]

Yeah . He thinks he's the coach and general manager. Wait his never happy. It's his way or the highway.

[@erikmacaluso]

@@Igoruhandchu source: "trust me bro"

[@Igoruhandchu]

@@erikmacaluso source: I’m from buffalo

[@erikmacaluso]

@@Igoruhandchu lmao same bro try again

[@coreyhill681]

Eichiel and Vegas is really good fit and it makes a lot of sense, also it helps to go further in the playoffs even better

[@Igoruhandchu]

Eichel and buffalo is a really good fit, lol how the fuck do you know that

[@coreyhill681]

@@Igoruhandchu there is no need to be rude, keep your language to yourself

[@coreyhill681]

@@Igoruhandchu I got sixteen likes and highlight comments so shut up,

[@Igoruhandchu]

@@coreyhill681 this was 2 weeks ago, please cry harder

[@coreyhill681]

@@Igoruhandchu I don’t cry, I got a better idea, you cry

[@MachoWrestling101]

Eichel still is underrated he’s a top five center

[@stumarston6812]

Great shot.

[@janzkee]

so excited to see eichel playing with vegas

[@G-Ham]

Never cared about him before until Buffalo made their own decision on his health and future. Soo happy for this guy. Hope he kills it this year as revenge

[@SabresGuy87]

Sorry that a team wasn't risking $50 mil on an experimental surgery, I hope he does well, loved him here but you can't blame a team for following the agreement that the NHLPA allowed them

[@jacoblaurain8911]

@@SabresGuy87 That’s the problem, it wasn’t experimental. Dozens of professional athletes have had it done with success. The risk was completely known. Tyler Johnson is now having it done. Both Eichel and the org acted egotistical and big dicked each other.

[@Shane_Reynolds85]

@@SabresGuy87 the surgery has been around since 1991...not new or experimental.

[@G-Ham]

@@SabresGuy87 and the surgery they wanted him to have gives a nice bonus of a life time of pain and usually requires multiple surgeries over time, but sure let the greedy owner protect his money investment. As long as he can play the duration of his contract right. Fuck his 50 million

[@jeevesgeech6836]

@@SabresGuy87 when it comes to your health it should be YOUR choice as to what you have done as a surgery regardless of your contract with a sports team...thats the risk of drafting and signing players to begin with sometimes they are a bust.

[@iljaoblomov]

cant wait to see him play!

[@OvieSnipez8]

Scary roster.

[@colin8645]

Hes going to light the league up, coming from a sabres fan

[@ccink3931]

As a life long Sabres fan I'm torn up about this... Dominator was my fav then Jack came in & when he signed that long contract I was so dam excited yet now I see him playing somewhere else while we SUCK SO HARD!

[@nskr160]

The fact the Sabres denied his surgery is disgusting. He looks good already.

[@SabresGuy87]

It was experimental and very risky, still can't say he will be 100% at this point but the team did what they were allowed to do under the CBA that the NHLPA. They offered him a surgery option and he didn't want it, he wasn't exactly willing to compromise either

[@michaelsholtz6913]

He's a quieter. He was supposed to turn the Sabres franchise around . When it got tough he wanted out. Wouldn't do post game press conference after a lost . He always has demands . I hope he grows up but I don't think he will . Spoiled brat

[@joeidaho5938]

This might be what it takes for Vegas to win the cup.....and overcome their bad playoff performances of late.

[@bex843]

I would not say bad play off performances they've made the conference finals 3 times since 2018

[@joeidaho5938]

@@bex843 Ok...probably referring to last year, when they were expected to go much further, but seemed to truly choke against Montreal. Their main scorers all seemed to shut off intermittently. I was cheering for Vegas, by the way. Gotta give Price some credit, but I don't think that was the complete answer to what happened there.

[@bex843]

@@joeidaho5938 I'm a habs fan and Ik why they "choked" they lost bc the Vegas scorers were trying to be perfect on carey price and they ended up missing the net alot, and u can't tell me that montreal didn't play amazing throughout Last years playoff even if it was a fluke

[@joeidaho5938]

@@bex843 I agree with the part that Vegas was trying way too hard to get the perfect shot. On Montreal, i have mixed feelings about their performance. Was a combo of teams just playing down to them....and Montreal having great goaltending. It wasn't like Montreal wasn't generally outplayed. They just came out ahead in goals, at times....and then they got completely outplayed in both shots and goals, at times. The way I saw it, it was just a matter of time before someone cleaned them out.

[@bex843]

@@joeidaho5938 but u can't deny that there top 4 was the reason why that made it that far, and price ofc. But there top 4 rly wore the other team down

[@flyingtiger1603]

He’s most likely going to end up on the top line between Stone and Pacioretty.

[@marie2274]

Won't be fun to see when someone like Wilson cross- checks him into the boards.

[@prettynormalguy3169]

Well that was random AF…. 🤔

[@marie2274]

@@prettynormalguy3169 It will happen the closer teams get to the ending season hits rise. Wilson, Marchand, Trouba....No one has the grit from Vegas since they traded Reaves.

[@prettynormalguy3169]

@@marie2274 we aren’t even in the same conference as any of those teams you mentioned. You’re so random.

[@prettynormalguy3169]

@@marie2274 and Kolesar already has more fights than Reaves did all of last year. So stop pretending to know what you’re talking about…

[@marie2274]

@@prettynormalguy3169 😐 Sure

[@shepherd_x]

what happened to posting daily i miss these

[@SeNsiTiviTy00]

Already ? That was fast

[@NickTiramizuki14]

Mark my words Eichel plays the first couple games on the 3rd line as a centre then after a couple games takes stephensons spot and at the end of the year Stephenson will move teams because he’s shown he can be a 1st line center but Vegas already has one so he will move teams

[@andrewpoole160]

Best wishes to Jack . He is a great person. And great hockey player

[@xs8002]

"Looking like a million bucks" isn't the compliment you think it is when he makes 10 million bucks.

[@SeNsiTiviTy00]

RIGHT!? LOL

[@JustinGreene0224]

I'm so terrified of who Vegas will cut to get under the cap with Eichel. Schmidt, Reaves, and Fluery gutted me.

[@prettynormalguy3169]

That’s because you’re a fan of drama and not the team.

[@lmac-zz9mi]

Shame Buffalo shafted him, but the knights aren’t complaining. Glad to see him back on the ice, but it’s going to interesting to see what pieces the Knights will move to stay within the cap.

[@ozzydo2314]

February 1st against Buffalo

[@johnfunkhauser8201]

The moment you realize Vegas doesn't even have Eichel yet.

[@oggamer3737]

Yeah it will be intresting to see who vegas will trade away to make cap Space for Eichel.

[@esharp48]

Maybe no one, probably a lower cap guy than you think, they have a ton of injuries this year, Smith's contract is up at the end and, unless he signs a very friendly team friendly he's gone unfortunately.

[@nuj2187]

they're gonna pull a tampa in the playoffs

[@ClarenceJBoddicker1987]

William Karlsson gets traded in the off-season and Smith gets let go.

[@brentputney5624]

@@ClarenceJBoddicker1987 I think this is probably the way they go, but one probably goes at the trade deadline. I think the Org and DeBoer really like Roy so Karlsson going isn’t as big of a deal as people would think, and at a cheaper price

[@prettynormalguy3169]

@@ClarenceJBoddicker1987 lol why in the world would they drop both of those guys? My goodness KZbin is such a trash pile of hockey “fans” comments. There is zero chance they would drop both of those guys 🤦‍♂️

[@owenator]

Can't slot him on the top line right away. Opposing teams are for sure going to do their best to hit him. Always slot him with your biggest, toughest guys. Maybe start off third line. Definitely gets top PP time. A fully recovered Eichel is going to help Vegas for years to come. I'm so happy he's not in Buffalo anymore. p.s. I'm a Leaf's fan

[@MbisonBalrog]

How LV not over cap with that much talent?

[@esharp48]

Short answer, they are. An insane amount of injuries this year. Most of the season Pacioretty and Martinez has been out. Stone missed significant time. There were was a good chunk in the first 20 games Vegas was missing 5 of their top 6 and 2 of their top 4 d.

[@Miroshen]

The irony of these guys saying he looks like a million bucks when he gets paid 10 million lol

[@Obi-Wanthepyromaniac]

Hey man how come no more overdrive

[@davidgoaternak8683]

HMMMM I don’t know where does a top 10 centre in the league fit in the golden knights lineup ummm maybe the fourth line oh never mind the amazing insiders will know thank god

[@esharp48]

@@flounder ltir. But like... a metric ton of it.

[@davidgoaternak8683]

@@flounder cool

[@HushPuppy106]

Put Sasks own Stephansen over Karlson on 2nd line way mire complete and better offence

[@PorscheJon]

What about that salary cap though?

[@davidhernandez9985]

How's his neck.?

[@AzNightmare]

*So soon? Thought they were going to wait until Playoffs to pull a Kucherov.*

[@ClarenceJBoddicker1987]

He isn't game ready yet.

[@Joshepifanio]

Thinking there’s a fit at 1C. Maybe I’m crazy /s

[@esharp48]

You'd be surprised. There is a strong argument for keeping Stephenson (he's having a point a game season, even without Stone and Pacioretty for long periods) up there cause Eichel has proven he can elevate any line. Split the time evenly between 3 lines (stone, Stephenson, Pacioretty) (Misfits line) (Janmark, Eichel, Dadonov) and give which ever line(s) that are clicking the extra minutes. The way Janmark and Dadonov have been playing, they are probably a better line than anything he's played with in Buffalo. It will also make Eichel even more explosive on the PP. Certainly isn't a bad way to at least reintroduce Eichel to the NHL.

[@mp40submachinegun81]

that makes sense.

[@prettynormalguy3169]

@@esharp48 zero people are actually “arguing” this point at all. Eichel will immediately play on the first line with Patch and Stone. Be serious man.

[@esharp48]

@@prettynormalguy3169 actually a few others have, but sure. And yeah, a top line has never been shut down leading to the premature end of a teams playoffs. Just ignore most top heavy teams of the last few decades.

[@prettynormalguy3169]

@@esharp48 Eichel was brought in SPECIFICALLY to fit the “void” at 1C. And that’s not a shot at Stephenson at all because he’s played great. But he’s not a “true” first center. No one *that matters* is arguing what line he will play on. Is that better?

[@hugh2hoob668]

*American Icon Jack Eichel* 🇺🇲🗽🦅

[@newvintage1554]

Vegas will have lose assets to find him a spot to be under cap limit yet Tampa Bay lightning did it last year

[@syntheticmaplesyrup7217]

Vegas will love this young man... just stay out of the casinos save your money young man

[@tydance8865]

I hate Vegas and I hope it takes forever for that organization to win a cup :) -sincerely a blues fan!!:)

[@eba8938]

Why would Vegas activate Eichel before the playoffs? Wouldn't be better to pull a tampa bay?

[@prettynormalguy3169]

They can trade prospects/picks for players already on LTIR in order to “free up” more space to dress Eichel without having to lose anyone this year. If they choose that route and find a suitor of course.

[@eba8938]

I thought about that 2; just add to the LTIR. I do think that the best course of action is the one where you don't sacrifice anyone and activate Eichel on day 1 of playoffs. Plus VGK is in first place.

[@prettynormalguy3169]

@@eba8938 my thoughts as well. Either way, this team needs that true #1 C. Eichel is a health risk, but may end up being an absolute steal in the long run. No disrespect to Stephenson either. Has been a stud for VGK. Just more suited as a 2/3 center than a 1 especially on a team with Jack. Dadonov has been good, but his cap hit is way too high. Would love to see us find a way to keep Marchy/Smith/Karly and bounce Dadonov and something else.

[@toxicgriefingtrolltoxicgri7407]

Sabres are so dumb, even if a team comes in last place they have under a 20% chance of winning the lottery and getting someone like Jack, Therefore EVEN if he had only a 20% chance of recovery it STILL would have been the better off to keep him.

[@Taooflu]

Where does he fit? Anywhere he wants.

[@sav2729]

uhh im thinkin 1c?

[@woodstocknun]

i bet you the sabres team are sour with the management letting eichel go.. especially when he starting to light it up

[@SabresGuy87]

No, it was necessary, he was too me, me, me and not what's best for the team

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

Lol, they gave up two prospects with huge upside in Krebs and Tuch. This is going to be the next Pacoretti trade.

[@brianteskey2425]

Won’t be back until nhl playoffs

[@wildsetoguchi]

Don’t care. Vegas and Vegas fans have shown early on how sickening and toxic they are. Funny how a franchise early on can be one of the most hated teams in the league already.

[@jaser235]

Makes sense your so bitter. You gave Janmark the Hatty for you g7. I enjoy that there is so much love for the Knights, and your expressing how much you care and think about them.

[@bldypnda]

Says a Minnesota fan. Yeah, stick to your dirty players

[@jaser235]

U guys have trouble getting to ice without hittin ur knees on ur way out.. Focus on other elements of the game besides the envy, that's an emotion.

[@wildsetoguchi]

@@jaser235 please envy? I’ve watched the wild for 20 years believe me there no envy. I just have seen first hand Vegas play dirty.

[@prettynormalguy3169]

@@wildsetoguchi make sure you get a good cry in there, bud. What a whiny baby…. 😢

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

Vegas gm is acting like me playing franchise mode in nhl 21. Just throw all your draft picks and prospects at big names. It’s good now but where is this team going to be in three years time? Probably at the bottom of the league.

[@TheDombrowSKISKI]

stone and pacioretty are on the same line regardless, eichel should go to karlson/marchy line for now

[@prettynormalguy3169]

Zero chance that happens. Literally zero. The Karlsson/Marchy/Smith line is untouchable. Why make this post if you clearly have no actual knowledge of the VGK?

[@johns1187]

Pegula family ownership in Buffalo have to be the stupidest people in sports. Whether it's figuratively cutting the throat of should be decision maker Pat LaFontaine in 2013 or this nonsense with Eichel. Grats Vegas and Jack!

[@WindomRettes]

Eichel no longer wanted to play for Sabres anymore due to the current rebuild, and the fact he was becoming a cancer in the lockeroom. Good luck to both teams.

[@benchow8851]

He doesn't fit anywhere...unless VGK ships some bodies out...Lol

[@MbisonBalrog]

LV is way overloaded now. May as well 🚢 out Pacy

[@esharp48]

Nah, we need the Sniper. I know Eichels a great shot, but VGK needs a winger with a cannon like Patches

[@MbisonBalrog]

@@esharp48 lol still got Stone and Daddy Nov. Patch is getting old.

[@esharp48]

@@MbisonBalrog stone is an elite player. Stone is NOT a sniper, it's just simply not what he provides as a player. Dadonov is closer, but not elite like Patches (and Patches is only $2 million more). And he may be getting old but he scored 12 goals and 21 points in the 16 games he played this year.

[@jimturnbull2343]

he will not be the same player on VeGAS goonie knights

[@pixelj4877]

what a dumb comment...

[@garrattification]

Explain why

[@oldrockgeeser9426]

The downfall of the Golden Knights is about to begin. He will score of course but the team is not what counts for Jack.

[@kw9377]

Lol Vegas is one of the best team in nhl and they don’t even have their best 2 player. Eichel and pacioretty

[@darknightergaming2803]

@@kw9377 can’t buy a Stanley cup when Jack comes big changes are gonna be coming in Vegas. Another conference final loss again this season

[@SabresGuy87]

@Forgiveness or Love it's the truth though, he is a me, me, me type of player

[@prettynormalguy3169]

@@SabresGuy87 so was Michael Jordan.