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I....I honestly do not have any idea how any of this is going to play out. The Sabres have stood strong on their stance by having the Doctors check on Jack and what they want him to do. Jack has also stood strong on his stance of the surgery he wants. Now we're in the middle of and old western standoff, who's gonna blink first? Kevyn Adams came out at his presser today talking about how throughout this entire process with Jack their main focus has been Eichel's health as a person, he stated they were hoping to work this offseason to avoid surgery but Jack failed his psychical and Jack isn't willing to move forward with what the team doctors want for him. Adams also stated that he spoke to the team yesterday and made it clear that Eichel is no longer the captain of the Buffalo Sabres saying "the captain is the heartbeat of the team and we are in a situation where we felt that we needed to address that and make that decision". Adams talked about how he talks to Jack's new agent a couple times a day and reiterated that they worked/hoped a resolution would have been made by now. Jack has been pretty adamant about the surgery he wants to get and as of right now, there's not a chance in hell that he's changing his mind on that. My concern is I genuinely don't know what the hell is going to happen in the end. Do teams across the league think Jack is damaged goods at this point? I've stated before I wanted the kings ransom for this guy but as the situation gets more drawn out, it's looking like there is no chance of that happening. At first I thought we could get a couple first round picks, a solid prospect and a player that can play now. Shit, now it looks like we'll be lucky to get half of that for Eichs. All I know is Adams better make the right deal for Eichel because no one wants to see a repeat of the Ryan O'Reilly trade, we all fuckin know how that turned out. Here is my ending point......I was one of the last guys who stuck up for Jack and wanted him to be in Buffalo to help make this team succeed, now I'm not saying I don't like Eichel because I do. I think Eichel is a top 10-15 player in the league when he's on his game but the fact of the matter is he doesn't want to be in Buffalo anymore, so I want to see a trade for him get done and get done soon. I never wanted this to get ugly but it seems like bridges haven't been burned they've been absolutely blown up. The relationship between Eichel and the Sabres isn't repairable and I've made peace with that, to be honest I'm angry with how both sides handled the situation. I wasn't a fan of Eichel's end of the year presser where he basically stated he's a prisoner and can't do what he wants and I'm pissed at the organization for absolutely bottling the handling of another superstar who should of been the big focus of this re-build. Since the Pegula's bought this team it has been nothing but sadness and dark days for Sabres fans, some of the best fans in hockey and we deserve better than the product they put out for us. The Pegula's have show time and again they don't care about this team, so sell it and go pay attention to the Bills because I for one am sick and fucking tired of being the laughing stock of the NHL.
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