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Player Discussion Alex Tuch (acquired via trade from VGK)

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Eichel is very close to returning. Eichel is Eichel, and unless his career is over, he will have meaningful production for VGK. If and when that occurs, people will start to question the return the Sabres received. Thinking that Tuch is going to match production or is somehow a one-for-one, or continually revisiting his impact in the context of Jack Eichel will be meaningless. My measurement is how quickly the Sabres can turn-around this franchise post-trade, and Tuch is only a small factor in the whole formula.
 
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The Skins/Tage/Tuch line had the puck a "total" of 18 seconds on the "five" goals scored in Montreal -per Martyb
 
old kummelweck said:
Eichel is very close to returning. Eichel is Eichel, and unless his career is over, he will have meaningful production for VGK. If and when that occurs, people will start to question the return the Sabres received. Thinking that Tuch is going to match production or is somehow a one-for-one, or continually revisiting his impact in the context of Jack Eichel will be meaningless. My measurement is how quickly the Sabres can turn-around this franchise post-trade, and Tuch is only a small factor in the whole formula.
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Eichel has nothing to do with the Sabres going forward.

The only thing that matters is how well the Sabres can turn things around, and utilize the assets they received the best ways possible. Eichel can play the rest of his career being a top 5 player in the league, but that's not going to matter to the Sabres in the slightest. The Sabres made their decision and there's nothing we can do about it.
 
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OkimLom said:
Eichel has nothing to do with the Sabres going forward.

The only thing that matters is how well the Sabres can turn things around, and utilize the assets they received the best ways possible. Eichel can play the rest of his career being a top 5 player in the league, but that's not going to matter to the Sabres in the slightest. The Sabres made their decision and there's nothing we can do about it.
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In my mind, he's that mopey guy they traded for Tuch and Krebs. I think it was a good decision and they got a good return.
 
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I roll my eyes when Adams says things about wanting players who want to be here because honestly that would mostly be guys desperate to break in and guys desperate to hang on…but damned if he didn’t find the one guy who plays that hard, produces and is ALL ABOUT IT to point too as what he meant and they needed.
 
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Ace said:
I roll my eyes when Adams says things about wanting players who want to be here because honestly that would mostly be guys desperate to break in and guys desperate to hang on…but damned if he didn’t find the one guy who plays that hard, produces and is ALL ABOUT IT to point too as what he meant and they needed.
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The kids all say the right things about being here and being the ones to turn things around
 
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I think Tuch is not being lauded enough....he is literally scoring at a level Eichel never did. 16 games is not a small sample size either, it is over 20% of the season.
 
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La Cosa Nostra said:
I think Tuch is not being lauded enough....he is literally scoring at a level Eichel never did. 16 games is not a small sample size either, it is over 20% of the season.
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Literally scoring at a level Eichel never did?
He has 19 points in 16 games. Jack has had stretches like that probably more than a dozen times in his career?
Here's one random stretch I found:
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Tuch's been a lot of fun but what a bizarre post.
 
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In the 2 calendar years prior to last night, Eichel has played 32 games and produced 23 points. He was injured during those games and was not the player we know he is. Still, that is a long stretch of not playing hockey at the high level he is accustomed to and that is expected of him. It may take some time for him to get back to the level he was at before the injuries really hit.
 
Archie Lee said:
In the 2 calendar years prior to last night, Eichel has played 32 games and produced 23 points. He was injured during those games and was not the player we know he is. Still, that is a long stretch of not playing hockey at the high level he is accustomed to and that is expected of him. It may take some time for him to get back to the level he was at before the injuries really hit.
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He might never score again :confused:
 
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I cannot remember a player in the last decade who not only willingly came to this crater of a team, and just enamored so much fun and positivity. Ott, "Otter", is probably the close in his short lived run in Buffalo, but man oh man, Alex Tuch, you are drawing close to replacing Dahlin as my favorite Sabre.
 
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UnleashRasmus said:
I cannot remember a player in the last decade who not only willingly came to this crater of a team, and just enamored so much fun and positivity. Ott, "Otter", is probably the close in his short lived run in Buffalo, but man oh man, Alex Tuch, you are drawing close to replacing Dahlin as my favorite Sabre.
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Mancrush? Bromance?
 
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