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I did see something on NHL Network that Jack Eichel is 3rd for most points in first playoffs appearance with 22 so far. That’s pretty good, and kinda debunks the disappearing act most here are saying. Even after he got crushed, he came back, stole a puck and got an assist. and I just want to assure those who might not understand what I just said, I am not comparing myself to NHL network.

Please let him be competition for Lewis, that guy is lost even when he is doing his assignment. There has rarely been a player that I notice over and over again at being horrible. It jumps off the screen at how bad at football he is.

I am pretty sure we are talking about the Playoffs in 2023… and not Oct. of 2022(your article). He has been playing FANTASTIC defense during this post season so far. Which has been my point. How soon after his surgery was that article written? Has his effort and play improved as he continues to recover? I would say definitely yes.

I said that he said the same thing about Eichel… but you take it however you want. I wouldn’t have any other words either if I couldn’t understand. No worries though

This is a local article, but it backs up a bit of what I mentioned about Eichel and his contribution this post season. https://m.lasvegassun.com/news/2023/jun/05/vgk-jack-eichels-playoff-legend-grows-with-golden/

I probably am… but I guess so are the experts on NHL network, Wayne Gretzky, Sirius XM who all said the same thing. This board is the only accumulation of hockey knowledge in the world that is reliable , and the actual experts who played the game at its highest level and/or are paid a ton for their hockey insights are clueless… just like me. Eichel has definitely been bad on defense, because this board said he was bad for years

But not these playoffs? Oh, and you’re welcome

Just watching the highlights, after Gudas screamed in that young goalies face against the Leafs, after they had basically clinched the series, and seeing all his cheap shots through this playoffs… I am so glad we crushed his head in the ice. Their whole deserves that!

I was going to give this a thumbs up except for your last sentence… Eichel has been phenomenal on D for us! Like literally outstanding. That was a weird add in, unless you haven’t watched him this post season

Best part was the cheapest cheap shotter Gudas getting wrecked! Good night sweet prince!

All Florida has right now is cheap shots

And Eichel with the assist… I love that Ktachuk is out for another 8 minutes

That’s true… almost as hammered as all the pocket books of anyone who bet against Vegas these 1st 2 games… But the Sabres before this decade of impotence… Was a team that made the playoffs 28 out of 39 years??? wasn’t this exactly what you said the Sabres didn’t do?! I’m confused now, which is easily done

It sounds like there are a lot of promising youngsters and added free agents on Buffalo… including a couple previous Knights. Maybe root for the knights and then repeat what we do! I’m a Sabres fan too, but Knights fan first. Just like I’m a Bills fan first and Raiders fan second

But it still happens every year, and with Buffalo being perennial contenders that barely miss the playoffs, it should have been a lot easier for them

Literally after year 3 of the knights, we were flush with assets and the rest of the league. Not your words, the previous guy. But as a bills fan for the last 30 years, I understand making excuses why other teams have success and we can’t

Wrong like a freight train, wrong like yesterday, wrong like a civil war bang bang

Meh, that’s well worded ‘word salad’ for saying the Knights are why the Sabres can’t make a playoff. Which is bogus

I have to quote this again… do you realize how much of our roster has been flipped, including GMs and coaches?! It’s tougher to rebuild after a championship series than anything else, because those players want to get paid. We only have 6 players from that first year and on our 5th goalie this year… give me a flipping break. That’s just showing ineptitude on the Sabres part. who is the Star player carrying our team? Who is our all star goalie?! We obviously kept half our team from that championship team 6 years ago… or maybe give a little credit to a team with a completely new identity making it back to the finals. So the Sabres don’t know how free agency or trade work?

Who are the bullies? The ones cheap shotting and taunting like bullies? Hells yeah they are, let’s send them a fist sandwich for their hard work!!! Go Knights! What did the experts say Vegas would finish that year after we got all our players? Last? Second to last? And when the playoffs started, we had no Star players, so the kings should have swept us…. But it’s maybe not that easy. Sounds like you are drinking from the hindsight cup now

Put me down for an even 4 mil

I approve of this

The Panthers were cheap shotting the entire game trying to get Vegas to react… but Vegas is big and strong on all 4 lines, and they laughed it off. The Panthers acted like punk little brothers who knew they couldn’t win a real hockey game. They were embarrassing in my opinion

Hmmmm. Interesting

Is he still available?