‘That risk is the biggest drawback for any team kicking the tires on a trade pitch for Eichel, but especially the Blue Jackets, who were burned by Nathan Horton’s career-ending back injury in 2014, just 36 games into a seven-year contract. They can’t afford to take another hit like that one.’
Trading for Jack Eichel would include list of pluses, minuses for Blue Jackets
Source: Columbus Dispatch