‘That’s not what Buffalo is. Eichel is Buffalo. You can sense there’s already a chip on his shoulder the size of Lake Erie because of McDavid. Because he’s synonymous with Connor instead of being his own player. Because in nearly any other draft year, he’d have been the one the hockey world would be fawning over rather than being “that other franchise player,” a phrase simultaneously praising and damning.’
Jack Eichel vs. Connor McDavid: Future Sabres star hopes to outshine top pick
Source: Yahoo! Sports