Confirmed Trade: [BUF/VGK] Jack Eichel, c.'23 3rd for Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs, c.'22 1st (Top10 protected), c.'23 2nd

[DialUp]

What a win for Jack Eichel!

 

[tlk]

Someone's got to check on those accounts that spammed with FOX OR GTFO here and on Twitter please. Really worried.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

The 1st round pick is protected. Deal just keeps getting worse.

It is protected?

 

[Byron Bitz]

Imagine how much more they would have got for him if they traded him one year ago

 

[Dr Danglefest]

Here’s to hoping this somehow pans out worse than one of the two historically bad Bruins trades of Franchise level players

 

[Foppberg]

I hope Jack has a very healthy life but also not healthy enough to be himself player wise and ends up being a liability. Otherwise we're never getting past them. The Avs players seemingly already have PTSD from playing them last playoffs, let alone now.

 

[Jim Bob]

See Vegas knows they could very well really suck because of injuries this year. If it was unprotected i think this pick had serious potential for the Sabres but alas its not

Having an unprotected 1st in '23 wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.

That would give the Sabres 2 1sts in '22 (I really don't see the tires falling off for the Panthers) and then 2 1sts in '23.

 

[CanadienShark]

LOL the 1st is unprotected and Eichel will be out for the season. If this pick wins the lottery, hoo boy.

You just know the NHL will pull some BS about how Buffalo can't pick 1st multiple times. Vegas always gets special treatment.

 

[AvsCOL]

Same as every other team. What is unique about this situation?

Wasn’t aware that teams often traded Vezina goalies and have them find out while scrolling twitter.

and what about signing fan favourite Nate Schmidt to a long term deal and trading him a year later?

 

[Team Cozens]

Yea Krebs was my favorite prospect out of anyone people mentioned. So happy we got him.

Hoping Krebs goes to Rochester and plays with Quinn and Peterka. Assuming Krebs joins the Sabres till Mittelstadt is back.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[JoemAvs]

So basically the somewhat expected package.

Vegas will win this one easily if Eichel can get back close to his old level.

But considering how things unfolded and how untenable this situation was longterm for the Sabres if they were not willing to budge on the medical standoff, I get why they pulled the trigger.

 

[EichHart]

Eh that pick is gunna be 20-30… a healthy Vegas team with eichel likely favorites with oilers and avs

true Eichel needs surgery and is at least 2-3 months away from playing though.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Lmfao yikes

 

[IIxGURUxII]

He will be back in time for playoffs of Vegas makes it .. cap won't be an issue till deadline for Vegas .. lots of time to make moves

 

[Bones Malone]

Someone's got to check on those accounts that spammed with FOX OR GTFO here and on Twitter please. Really worried.

I'd be more concerned with the accounts that paid money for a billboard and didn't even get their guy

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Having an unprotected 1st in '23 wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.

Except that’s not part of the deal lol

 

[A Loyal Demidog]

Lmao at the return. You can’t make it up.

I’m sure NYR, BOS, OTT (and maybe even cheap MTL) all offered way more to get Eichel, and Buffalo was all nah we’ll under trade him to go out west.

Krebs, Tuch, top-10 protected 1st round pick (likely to be a very late 1st) and potentially a swap of picks. !

 

[Zach716]

Krebs is not far off Zegras as prospects
Tuch is better than Comtois
We got our 1st plus.

Very close TBH. We got what we wanted.

Ducks fans have an overinflated view of Zegras because he can put the puck between his legs when nobody is even 5 feet within him.

This at the least matches that theoretical Ducks offer.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

LOL the 1st is unprotected and Eichel will be out for the season. If this pick wins the lottery, hoo boy.

Apparently, the 1st is top 10 protected. Makes the deal a little less great for Buffalo.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

I wonder how many millions of dollars VGK owners will make from this point until Eichel steps on the ice in Eichel memorabilia

 

[Petey O]

Why make Vegas even ****ing stronger. RIP west

 

[Rangers in 7]

Krebs is not far off Zegras as prospects
Tuch is better than Comtois
We got our 1st plus.

Very close TBH. We got what we wanted.

Krebs is nowhere near Zegras…..come on man

 

[Warden of the North]

Pathetic return

Hahahahahahahaha

 

[Tob]

Safe to say Kevin Weekes was inhaling with that tweet yesterday. The Flames (fake) package laps this one.