Jack Eichel - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
It kicks at the start of the offseason heading in the 22-23 season, which would be 7/1/22, his 7th season in the league.
Buffalo has a year and change to deal him before that NMC kicks in. Eichel has already talked to management about wanting change and improvement, that much is known, the TSN insiders reported this. They went out and got Staal and Hall to show him they were making a good faith effort. Neither worked out and are gone.
I’m not saying Eichel will go public and demand a trade, but I’d imagine he’s still not happy and will probably tell Adams behind the scenes to shop him. I’d also imagine Adams will want to deal him before that NMC kicks in and he controls where he goes.