If I’m the Sabres I’m holding onto Jack until I get a worthy return and I’m also working with Jack’s Camp, the NHL, and NHLPA to see if there is a way to minimize the risk to the team if He has the surgery if a return doesn’t meet the desired threshold.
One of the other tidbits mentioned by Friedman was He was unsure if Eichel would be automatically be in breach of contract if He had the surgery on His Own. He would be suspended obviously, but the next steps would be interesting.
Since He is no longer in the Sabres Plans, I think the Team would be Ok with Him having the surgery if they are not liable.