Jack Eichel

Tom Wilson uses Jack Eichel Supreme 1S stick to hit over 100 MPH in Hardest Shot competition

Tom Wilson eclipsed 100 MPH in the Hardest Shot competition on Friday, but it’s how he did it that is making waves on social media.

Wilson took to the ice at the All-Star Skills Competition with his normal Bauer Supreme Ultra Sonic sticks that have an 87 flex. But for his Hardest Shot attempts, he traded his normal twigs in for ones that he randomly found at T-Mobile Arena that are relics and hard to find.

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By Ian Oland 5 months ago

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Jack Eichel traded to Vegas Golden Knights in deal involving Alex Tuch, multiple picks, and a prospect

The seemingly forever rumored trade has finally happened.

The Buffalo Sabres traded forward Jack Eichel this morning to the Vegas Golden Knights for a package that includes forward Alex Tuch, prospect Peyton Krebs, and multiple draft picks.

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By Chris Cerullo 8 months ago

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Report: Jack Eichel trade is on the ‘one-yard line’, Calgary Flames and Vegas Golden Knights finalists

It appears some sort of resolution to the neverending saga between the Buffalo Sabres and Jack Eichel has arrived.

ESPN’s Emily Kaplan had the scoop and she says that a trade is at the “one-yard line” and that the finalists in the Eichel sweepstakes are the Calgary Flames and the Vegas Golden Knights.

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By Chris Cerullo 8 months ago

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Jack Eichel fails physical, stripped of Sabres captaincy

The seemingly never-ending saga between Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres added a new salty chapter on Thursday morning.

Eichel reported to Sabres training camp and promptly failed a physical due to the well-known issues with his neck.

Eichel wants to get artificial disk replacement surgery and the Sabres want him to get a “simpler” disc fusion surgery. Neither is budging and that ultimately led to Eichel being stripped of the Sabres’ captaincy Thursday.

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By Chris Cerullo 9 months ago

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Jack Eichel is grumpy

Jack Eichel posted a cryptic tweet on Thursday afternoon.

The superstar’s message had only a single character: an emoji.

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By Ian Oland 11 months ago

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NY Rangers podcasters purchase billboard next to KeyBank Arena urging Buffalo Sabres trade Jack Eichel

With the Jack Eichel saga stretching late into the summer, two New York Rangers podcasters and a talented designer are going to the next level to encourage the Buffalo Sabres to trade their injured superstar forward.

Ryan Mead and Greg Kaplan of the weekly podcast Blueshirts Breakaway bought a billboard next to KeyBank Arena trolling the Sabres.

“Aren’t trade requests a pain in the neck? #FreeJack,” the viral billboard reads. It includes a Buffaslug illustration that has Eichel’s blonde flow.

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By Ian Oland 11 months ago

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The Buffalo Sabres, who are a mess, have cleaned house

The Buffalo Sabres made a flurry of moves on Tuesday after missing the playoffs for the ninth straight season. The Sabres own the longest active playoff drought in the NHL.

The Sabres fired general manager Jason Botterill in the morning and named senior vice president of business administration, Kevyn Adams, as his replacement. Adams has no GM experience.

Members of the Sabres’ hockey operations staff, including scouts, were canned, as well as the coaches and GM at its AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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NHL All-Stars were challenged to get ping pong balls out of a box without their hands. This was the result.

In an effort to promote the All-Star Game, the NHL challenged some of the best players in the game if they could do something extraordinarily stupid.

With a box of ping pong balls strapped to their back, the players were asked to get them out. The caveat was they could not use their hands.

The result was a lot of unintentional air grinding. Let’s review.

(Ethan, if you’re reading this, please cover your eyes now.)

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Barry Trotz won a Coach’s Challenge in the All-Star Game. Wes McCauley announced the disallowed goal in epic fashion.

As soon as it was revealed that Wes McCauley would be one of the referees in the 2018 All-Star Game, hockey fans hoped that there would be a goal review so the dramatic official could show off his mic skills.

They got their wish.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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