2023-12-25 14:22:41
In 2021, the story that has been talked regarding almost non-stop is that of Jack Eichel.
He was captain of the Sabers at the time, but he was no longer happy in Buffalo and wanted to be traded.
What complicated the patent, is that the Sabers did not accept that Eichel undergo the operation he wanted. All this meant that no one was happy with the situation, and it was only a few months later that we saw the center player be traded to Vegas.
The Golden Knights paid top dollar to acquire him because they weren’t the only ones in the race to get him.
Eichel, during an interview, confided that the Flames also had him in their sights… And that the Calgary team was beaten at the finish line by the Vegas team.
Ultimately, towards the end, it was between Calgary and Vegas. These were the last two teams. –Jack Eichel
Jack Eichel confirms that it came down to the Calgary #Flames and Vegas Golden Knights when he requested a trade from Buffalo pic.twitter.com/i235V3Xc8H
— Dennis Wideman (@widemanden) December 21, 2023
Imagine how different things would be today.
Jonathan Huberdeau would probably not play in Calgary and would perhaps still be dominating the NHL in Florida, alongside his former accomplice Aleksander Barkov…
The Flames would surely have been much more competitive compared to last season and the current one…
The Golden Knights might not have won the Stanley Cup, considering Eichel was a really important part of the club’s 2022-2023 championship…
Yeah. It seems like it’s now difficult to imagine a world where Eichel would wear the Flames colors as of this writing.
But in the end, everything worked out well for him and that’s what’s important at the end of the day. The transaction allowed him to lift the most valuable trophy in the world of hockey… And I find it hard to believe that things would have been similar if he had been traded to Calgary.
Oh well.
A lot of
– Preparation continues.
Last workout for #ECJ before the start of the #MondialJunior
First time at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg where the tournament will take place #Tradition #RDS pic.twitter.com/ASvpVEXKEv
— Stephane Leroux (@StephRDSJunior) December 25, 2023
– I like the third line.
Team ???????? lines in ???? Day practice
Minten – Geekie – Dumais
Cowan – Poitras – Savoie
Yager – Celebrini – Wood
Allard – Beck – Danielson
Deer headMateychuk – Lamoureux
Furlong – Bonk
Donovan–WarrenRousseau
St-Hilaire
RatzlaffAbsent: Nelson @TSN_Edge
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) December 25, 2023
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