Jack Eichel: Trade rumors and speculation

[Pimlach]

49 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Dr. Cappuccino was the guy who saved Kevin Everett from being paralyzed for life. He's no Dr. Nick.

Also known for an excellent Hazelnut Latte.  

[nfreeman]

47 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Let him have the surgery but he has to get rid of his NMC

This is also highly unlikely IMHO.  I think one of KA's priorities here is to let whoever acquires Eichel take the risk on the surgery. 

[PromoTheRobot]

1 hour ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

I know that and he should be rightfully praised for it.

My point is that he is not on the Sabres Medical Staff, but probably only a consultant.  I am not questioning his ability as a specialist in spinal surgery and treatments.

Are you saying the Sabres should employ a spinal specialist?

[Doohicksie]

1 hour ago, Huckleberry said:

But seriously, Jack wants the surgery, let him have it.   Its his body and just put the liability waiver in front of him.

That's not how the CBA works.

1 hour ago, Huckleberry said:

Then its very simple and it won't happen - Its very simple to me.

Simple to everyone except Eichel and his agent.

[Hoss]

36 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Simple to say and I have said it but we both know it doesn’t work that way in reality.  See ROR and PLD for examples. KA wants him gone and he wants to go. Why not leverage the situation to give yourself maximum flexibility as to when and where?

Yup. We can keep acting like teams have control just because there's a contract but that hasn't been reality in a long long time. The contract certainly affords the team some leverage but the NMC holds a ton of weight and could screw us. There's no reason to test that theory.

[GASabresIUFAN]

39 minutes ago, nfreeman said:

This is also highly unlikely IMHO.  I think one of KA's priorities here is to let whoever acquires Eichel take the risk on the surgery. 

That ship may have sailed if KA wants Max value.

[Wyldnwoody44]

Looks like all the juicy rumors have died down.... Sad because I was sure that they were going to make a blockbuster trade last week "sarcasm" 🙄

 

Some good drama to make the off season pass quicker though.🍿🍿🍿🎭🎭

[JohnC]

2 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

That ship may have sailed if KA wants Max value.

My sense is that KA knows that he is not at this time going to get a maximum return on the injured Jack. That is not to say that he is willing to go below a reasonable range if dealt sooner rather than later. 

[Curt]

9 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

That ship may have sailed if KA wants Max value.

It may have been a ship that existed only in our hearts and minds.  I have to think that if any put forth a “max value” offer in the past 5 months, Adams would have accepted.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

50 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Are you saying the Sabres should employ a spinal specialist?

No, but the implication in some posts is that Dr. Cappuccino is on the Sabres' medical team.

Edited August 1, 2021 by New Scotland (NS)

[GASabresIUFAN]

1 minute ago, Curt said:

It may have been a ship that existed only in our hearts and minds.  I have to think that if any put forth a “max value” offer in the past 5 months, Adams would have accepted.

Right. Why pay max value for an injured player?  Only TM did that (Kane, Bogo, Lehner for example).  We have to show he's healthy and I believe Jack, his agent and doctors believe that the only way that happens is with this surgery.  Jack's agent is trying to put pressure on KA to allow Jack to get the surgery asap so that Jack can prove he's healthy and get out of Buffalo.  KA should counter that if Jack has the surgery we need two things, an insurance policy on his contract and him to waive the NMC.

[PromoTheRobot]

41 minutes ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

No, but the implication in some posts is that Dr. Cappuccino is on the Sabres' medical team.

So a consultant isn't part of a team? Aren't we splitting hairs?

[Zamboni]

16 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

So a consultant isn't part of a team? Aren't we splitting hairs?

Yea in a way he is part of the team … in a loose sense

[Weave]

Just now, Zamboni said:

Yea in a way he is part of the team … in a loose sense

The same way any other supplier is.

They should add Delaware North to the organizational webpage.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

32 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

So a consultant isn't part of a team? Aren't we splitting hairs?

Yes, I can see that.

15 minutes ago, Zamboni said:

Yea in a way he is part of the team … in a loose sense

I am a CPA running my own small firm, so I am in the same situation as Dr. Cappuccino in that regard.  I have contracts for my larger clients and I (somewhat) take direction from the business managers.  Over the years as relationships build I am trusted to run the day to day financial operations, but I can't bind the clients to contracts.  They let me do what I see as best, but in strict compliance with company policy.

I don't really know why I just typed all that, but ... it's a lazy Sunday afternoon / evening in NS, of a long weekend to boot ... tomorrow is Natal Day.  Don't ask me what a 'Natal' is ... all I know it's a day of work with pay for many here.

14 minutes ago, Weave said:

The same way any other supplier is.

They should add Delaware North to the organizational webpage.

Yes.  To the any other supplier part.

And ... lol ... to the Delaware North part.

[Andrew Amerk]

5 hours ago, Let's Go B-Lo said:

Anything new today or are we still re-hashing?

According to the New York Post, if the Sabres retain $5 million of his salary, the Rangers would be so kind as to add Kakko to be the “centerpiece” of the deal. 
 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2021/07/31/kaapo-kakko-may-be-rangers-key-to-jack-eichel-sweepstakes/amp/
 

I would imagine that if the Sabres were willing to retain half of his salary, more than half the teams in the league would be interested in making offers  

 

 

Edited August 2, 2021 by Andrew Amerk

[JohnC]

Some people might think that I have a  big mouth on the Eichel issue. On the issue of having a big mouth I am a minor leaguer. 🤡

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/31/us/record-mouth-gape-tiktok-trnd/index.html

 

[LGR4GM]

6 hours ago, Let's Go B-Lo said:

Anything new today or are we still re-hashing?

Nothing interesting and honestly, I'm bored with this. What a mess.

[bunomatic]

34 minutes ago, JohnC said:

Some people might think that I have a  big mouth on the Eichel issue. On the issue of having a big mouth I am a minor leaguer. 🤡

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/31/us/record-mouth-gape-tiktok-trnd/index.html

 

😳

[Digger]

42 minutes ago, Andrew Amerk said:

According to the New York Post, if the Sabres retain $5 million of his salary, the Rangers would be so kind as to add Kakko to be the “centerpiece” of the deal. 
 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2021/07/31/kaapo-kakko-may-be-rangers-key-to-jack-eichel-sweepstakes/amp/
 

I would imagine that if the Sabres were willing to retain half of his salary, more than half the teams in the league would be interested in making offers  

 

 

I pretty much ignored this today.  Can anyone imagine paying half of Eichel's salary to play for the Rangers?

[sabremike]

47 minutes ago, Andrew Amerk said:

According to the New York Post, if the Sabres retain $5 million of his salary, the Rangers would be so kind as to add Kakko to be the “centerpiece” of the deal. 
 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2021/07/31/kaapo-kakko-may-be-rangers-key-to-jack-eichel-sweepstakes/amp/
 

I would imagine that if the Sabres were willing to retain half of his salary, more than half the teams in the league would be interested in making offers  

 

 

Larry Brooks is a ridiculous human herpes sore and that's the nicest thing I'll ever say about him.

[PP Slapper]

5 minutes ago, sabremike said:

Larry Brooks is a ridiculous human herpes sore and that's the nicest thing I'll ever say about him.

He also sucks at his job 

[Shmuffalo]

1 hour ago, sabremike said:

Larry Brooks is a ridiculous human herpes sore and that's the nicest thing I'll ever say about him.

Let's cool it on complimenting Bus Stop Brooksie.

[Stoner]

3 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

Nothing interesting and honestly, I'm bored with this. What a mess.

And the Lord looked down upon what He had created and, putting one withered hand on His furrowed brow, brought His other hand down with fury and fire, smoting humanity into an ashen heap.

Smote it, LGR. Smote it!

Edited August 2, 2021 by PASabreFan

[GoPuckYourself]

On 7/31/2021 at 12:10 AM, klos1963 said:

Then end the charade. If they're not going to offer, end the talks. Like I posted earlier. Jack we tried, it didn't work. Get ready for training camp.  What does Adams think will happen in the next month to improve the offers made to him?

For what reasoning? Have continued talks with teams until you find the right deal. If Eichel plays it will drastically improve the offers imo. You absolutely can't say that we have this under control then trade him for peanuts, they've passed that stage again imo when GMKA stated that "They control this process", so it will either be Jack sits out and is put on LTIR or we trade him for 4 assets or he plays for us and we maximize his trade value. There is no other scenario that I can think of other than Jack retiring which I believe we'd get all the cap hit back and still his rights for 5 years I think?