Is the Golden Knights' problem Jack Eichel?

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Is this a serious question? About a team that employs Pete Deboer?

 

[pbgoalie]

They look badly coached
Eichel looks pretty darned good for the injury, surgery, and time off. I thought he’d be way less effective until next year.

Injuries have a) allowed them to put off their cap mismanagement
But b) put them in a bad spot

Theodore, Karlsson, Lehner haven’t performed for various reasons.

As a Ducks fan, I think it would be hysterical if they missed and moved way up in the draft, just to eat popcorn and watch the meltdowns on HF

 

[Arthur Morgan]

real question is
If VGK miss playoffs does Eichel freak out again to the media?

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Just like all Buffalo fans claimed RoR was until he won a Cup and Conn Smythe literally the next season?

There was not many.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

real question is
If VGK miss playoffs does Eichel freak out again to the media?

He'll probably start blaming other people like the punk bitch that he is.

 

[JD1]

It was stupid to trade Holden for Dadonov in the first place. That's the big problem here. That, and the face they could've traded Holden to any team for a lot less.

Dorion is a genius I tell ya

 

[HaNotsri]

He has 19 points in 25 games coming off back surgury.
Eichel is not the problem.

The guy managing the salary cap, must have got his accounting degree from a correspondence school.
It will be interesting to see what the Knights do in the offseason to fix things

They are really challenging the concept of a salary cap so I think the cap guy went to art school.

 

[SaltNPeca]

The NHL is a difficult league.
They've managed the team like a 15 year old playing CHEL.
They haven't been able to absorb those key injuries this year, and no it's not simply Eichel.

 

[HP00]

Eichel is playing fine, vegas has a lot of key pieces hurt right now which seems to be the main culprit. Considering Eichel probably doesn't have the best chemistry with his new team after being injured most of the year I fully expect him to play better eventually but that may not happen till next year. It takes a little time to mesh with new teammates usually

 

[thaman8765678]

In the biggest game of the season, Eichel did not record a shot on goal or any other stat until 1 minute left in the game.

Eichel killed the Golden Knights.

 

[Wallet Inspector]

In the biggest game of the season, Eichel did not record a shot on goal or any other stat until 1 minute left in the game.

Eichel killed the Golden Knights.

If by "Eichel" you mean "injuries" then yeah.

 

[WhoAreYou99]

What big name is Vegas going to land this summer if they don't win the cup this year?

Martin St. Louis for coach?

 

[MVP of West Hollywd]

Vegas is basically the LA Rams of the NHL, who managed to make it work out for them in the end.

 

[thaman8765678]

Biggest game of the year, season on the line....

0 points and a team worst -2...

Ahahahahahahahaha.

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

Biggest game of the year, season on the line....

0 points and a team worst -2...

Ahahahahahahahaha.

He looked like trash, really has the last few games. Plays with zero sense of urgency ever. Slaps his stick for the puck then does nothing but turn it over. Just bad hockey and no way to sugar coat it.

 

[trellaine201]

He is a very selfish player with a poor attitude. But not the only reason Vegas looks to be on the outside this year.

 

[zenthusiast]

Four straight games with goose eggs. Shame.

 

[tarheelhockey]

I wouldn’t call him “the problem”, but they didn’t commit a massive trade package and $10M/yr with the idea that he would produce middle-6 numbers or disappear down the stretch. Something really seems off with him.

 

[PunchImlach is Alive]

If by "Eichel" you mean "injuries" then yeah.

Eichel caused those injuries

 

[Dr Black]

Four straight games with goose eggs. Shame.

The Knights have lost 3 out of those 4 games. Two of those losses were at home to San Jose and New Jersey. All during the most important part of the season where it is do or die. This makes Eichel's 4 game point drought look even worse. Let's face it, in those two one-goal losses to New Jersey and San Jose, they could have benefited from Eichel stepping it up a notch or two. After all, they are paying him 10 million dollars.

 

[Alwalys]

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[tarheelhockey]

probably that whole coming back from a career-ending injury thing

Maybe the off-season is what he needs to get his game back. But he’s the one who insisted on coming back ASAP, he’s the one who insisted his choice of surgery would give him a 100% recovery. If this is the caliber of player he actually is going to be in the future, Vegas bought a bill of goods which could really hold them back for the next few years.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

You have to wonder if all these years the problem with Sharks choking in the playoffs was down to DeBoer.

 

[PunchImlach is Alive]

probably that whole coming back from a career-ending injury thing

Next week it will be "Jack Eichel was basically dead and came back to life. Cut him some slack."

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Just a reminder Sabres fans that are trying to dunk on Eichel, your team isn't actually yet good or even really better than when Eichel was there. You also undoubtedly lost your best player, and a player that isn't replaceable. May not be the time for some of these comments.

If you guys are better than Vegas in a year or two and Eichel is playing bad then, that would be the time. I'm not sure its really dunk-worthy that Eichel hasn't been at his best after coming off a neck surgery and that he's the one you should really be looking to blame on a team that had plenty of problems before him and makes a lot of enemies around the league for how they go about their business.