Is the Golden Knights' problem Jack Eichel?

[Dirty Dog]

Tuch is not better than Eichel lol. Yeah, he has more points playing on a loaded line.

Eichel is a dominant PPG 2 way centermen.

13g 29p in 26gp before getting injured
12g 29p in 26gp since the ASG break

Dude came back too soon from his injury, and was able to fully recover during his extended break.
25g 58p in 52gp when healthy while absolutely carrying the Knight's offense.

He's been a HUGE difference maker for them at 5v5:

With Eichel on the ice
54GF / 35GA +19 GD

Without Eichel on the ice
120GF / 120GA +0 GD

I posted this a few weeks ago to give you an idea of how important he is to Vegas:

I liked that stretch where he had 2 points in eleven games. You know, things you don’t see from dominant two-way centers. But as always with Eichel, I’m sure injury is the excuse.

As if him constantly being injured is somehow an excuse rather than a giant negative

And he can play a two-way game, but far too often does not.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

I liked that stretch where he had 2 points in eleven games. You know, things you don’t see from dominant two-way centers. But as always with Eichel, I’m sure injury is the excuse.

As if him constantly being injured is somehow an excuse rather than a giant negative

And he can play a two-way game, but far too often does not.

Being injured is certainly a negative, and it obviously impacted him after his (arguably premature) return.

Even with that stretch he's been carrying the Knights. But a healthy Eichel is still very much a dominant player.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Being injured is certainly a negative, and it obviously impacted him after his (arguably premature) return.

Even with that stretch he's been carrying the Knights. But a healthy Eichel is still very much a dominant player.

He’s a great player when healthy. And can have elite stretches. But given his contract and injury history, and alleged locker room mentality, idk about the complete package

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Hopefully Vegas can unload his contract to Arizona and he can find his game

Can you imagine?

Keller - Matthews - Hayton
Macceli - Eichel - Schmaltz
Cooley - Fischer - Crouse
Doan - Guenther -Michkov

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

Wasn’t when the thread was created, isn’t now.