‘”His leadership has taken the next step,” said Evan Rodrigues, Eichel’s friend and former college linemate. “He wants to take that role, and he wants to be a leader. I think you can see it in the way he acts and the way he talks in the room. You can sense that he wants it.”‘
Mike Harrington: The time has come to stitch the 'C' on Eichel's sweater
Source: Buffalo News