The Buffalo Sabres, at least in the short-term won big on the Jack Eichel Trade from November 2021 that brought Alex Tuch and Peyton Krebs
Fans of the Buffalo Sabres rejoiced on March 10th when Alex Tuch stole the puck from Jack Eichel and scored an empty-netter in the waning moments of the ex-Sabre’s homecoming to the KeyBank Center.
What made this victory even more special was the fact that the Sabres were coming off of two straight losses where opponents outscored them 9-1. Obviously, the contending, or supposedly contending Vegas Golden Knights were supposed to run away with this game.
Instead, it didn’t happen, and the Sabres have enjoyed a 13-6-3 record (29 points) since that evening. Meanwhile, the Knights ended up missing the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
So, it’s not fun being Jack Eichel right now. Not only has Eichel’s former team meshed in recent weeks and will head into the offseason with momentum regardless of what happens in these final two games, but the Knights seemingly regressed since his debut on February 16th.
And yes, the Buffalo Sabres faithful has every right to rejoice. They have gotten far more out of Alex Tuch than what Eichel gave them in 2020-21.
Then there is Krebs, who could easily make The Jump next season, much like Rasmus Dahlin and Tage Thompson managed this year. Especially Thompson, who we will talk about in the following slides as one of three positive results that stemmed from the Jack Eichel Trade.
In the short-term, if you are a Sabres fan, you can further rejoice that your team has won out. And since the Sabres (probably) have the Knights 2022 first-round pick this season, the wins may not be over yet.