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C Jack Eichel - Boston University, NCAA (2015, 2nd, BUF) III

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I was at a BU game and the girlfriend of one of the BU players told me that Eichel had as much as told his teammates unofficially that he wouldn't be back for a sophomore season.

Take it as what it is... a friend of a friend etc., however given the amount of money Eichel would be looking at, and how he's dominated as a underage freshman (he advanced his high school education to graduate ahead of time) I can't think of many reasons why he would delay signing a contract and entering the NHL.
 
Stjonnypopo said:
I get that everyone is thinking about the $$$ here, which is normal, but not everybody in the world thinks that way. The chances that he does this are very slim but I think it could happen to the right player. If his goal is to win, and potentially gets drafted by a bad team who he thinks has no chance of success in the near future, he could hold out and sign with a better team in a few years.

I'm not saying it'll happen, but it definitely could.
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When you're playing college hockey for free and are supremely talented, you want to start cashing in on that talent as soon as possible. Hockey is a sport where a couple injuries can derail your entire career. Make your money now and start worrying about winning as your career progresses. If anything, we've seen that college players lean towards lesser teams when given the choice, because it provides them the best opportunity to make NHL money ASAP.

Plus, most drafted players still operate under the mindset that they want to be part of the solution for a bad team. Guys like Tavares and Stamkos have taken great honor in bringing their franchises back from the dead.
 
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No. The sooner he goes pro, the more money he'll earn and the quicker he'll get to UFA status and the really big money.
 
A degree and a college 'experience' sounds cool compared to living in a crappy basement suite and working at Timmies.

Less so compared to making an NHL salary and partying with Zadorov and E.Kane.
 
startainfection said:
Maybe his mentality is that if he doesn't get injured in those 3 years and he comes out of college as the best prospect to ever do so he could make a ridiculous amount and sign on with borderline contender and potentially win a cup in his first couple of years
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He is having the best season by a freshman since Paul Kariya. He is already going to be one of the best prospects out of college ever. Certainly up there with Kariya (#1), Parise etc.
 
Plus performance bonuses. He can earn around 3 million next year I believe. And he can sign marketing deals.
 
I know there's a lot of Minnesota kids who really want to win a national championship, maybe even more so than the stanley cup - some grow up having a college team as their favourite, and that window closes a lot faster
 
Despite Eichel's diplomatic suggestion that he'll make a decision after the season, even the most die-hard BU fans know that he'll be in the NHL next season. Eichel has been the catalyst (but not the only factor) in turning the BU program around from one of its worst seasons last year to a spot in the Frozen Four. He wanted to have the college experience and play for his school, and boy has he ever done so. He grew up going to the Beanpot and has now won it. Led his team to a Hockey East championship and now gets to play on the biggest stage in amateur hockey in the US in Boston, no less. And in about 10 days he should receive the Hobey Baker Award. Nothing left to prove in college. On to the next level.
 
Howe Elbows 9 said:
Personally I can't imagine a scenario where any lottery team (or any team trading for the second overall pick) wants him to stay in college, but I guess it's not impossible.
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And since he's entrenched at #2 it guarantees a bad team will win the pick.

If McDavid weren't around and say the #14 lottery team got lucky I could see it potentially happening, but even a good team like Boston brought Segin in when they had the #2.
 
Interesting thought, but unless he's dead-set on playing for a specific team like the Bruins, Eichel might have the most success on a team like Buffalo, where he can come up with a lot of other talented players.
 
Players of his caliber don't do that.

The mystique of the draft and the team selecting him - he will be an NHLer. College wont even cross his mind He will have everything figured out for him right down to the dwelling he will be living in.

After the draft he wont even have a second to think about wanting to go back to school. He will be whisked away by the team and before he knows it on the ice playing his first NHL game. For these kids, (top of the line players) they wont have much room to breath, post draft - let alone make a huge decision like selling out his drafting team.
 
Sterling31 said:
Players of his caliber don't do that.

The mystique of the draft and the team selecting him - he will be an NHLer. College wont even cross his mind He will have everything figured out for him right down to the dwelling he will be living in.

After the draft he wont even have a second to think about wanting to go back to school. He will be whisked away by the team and before he knows it he will be on the ice playing his first NHL game.
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With a chloroform soaked rag stuffed over his face.
 
Whoever drafts him still retains his rights until he's finished school. Even if he went back he'd have to complete four years and then wait until the specific time period in order to become a free agent (like Schultz, Wheeler and Hayes did). All of these NCAA guys that are signing now can sign wherever because they're in their 20's and went undrafted.
 
Moe Syzlak said:
Whoever drafts him still retains his rights until he's finished school. Even if he went back he'd have to complete four years and then wait until the specific time period in order to become a free agent (like Schultz, Wheeler and Hayes did). All of these NCAA guys that are signing now can sign wherever because they're in their 20's and went undrafted.
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thank you for explaining this to me
 
Moe Syzlak said:
Whoever drafts him still retains his rights until he's finished school. Even if he went back he'd have to complete four years and then wait until the specific time period in order to become a free agent (like Schultz, Wheeler and Hayes did). All of these NCAA guys that are signing now can sign wherever because they're in their 20's and went undrafted.
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Eichel could technically become a UFA after his senior year, but he would have to wait until August 15th.
 
Might as well just ask for a trade. He's done playing in college, he chose BU to get that college partying experience. Now he'll want to make big bucks playing against the big boys. Going to BUF/EDM/ARZ/TOR won't be too bad, they'll all on a decent path, despite what people think, and the addition of Eichel would definitely help any of those teams.
 
startainfection said:
Maybe his mentality is that if he doesn't get injured in those 3 years and he comes out of college as the best prospect to ever do so he could make a ridiculous amount and sign on with borderline contender and potentially win a cup in his first couple of years
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He'd still only be able to sign an entry level deal even if he did skip signing with his team.

He's not going to skip out on potentially 10 million dollars in earnings just to avoid signing with the team that drafted him.
 
startainfection said:
Maybe his mentality is that if he doesn't get injured in those 3 years and he comes out of college as the best prospect to ever do so he could make a ridiculous amount and sign on with borderline contender and potentially win a cup in his first couple of years
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If by "a ridiculous amount" you mean, "no higher a proportion of the cap than Justin Schultz got", then in a hypothetical world this is possible. But, there is still a max on contracts out of college.
 
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