Rockpile233 Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) Sorry Jack I grew up watching playoff series. Hard to get into your games when the team was eliminated every year by January. Love to see he’s salty after tonight! Edited March 11, 2022 by Rockpile233
4merper4mer Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, Rockpile233 said: Sorry Jack I grew up watching playoff series. Hard to get into your games when the team was eliminated every year by January. Love to see he’s salty after tonight! Born and raised in Boston. Insinuates the Sabres never had a good fan base. Hey Jack, Occum’s Shaver called and said it’s pretty likely that you are a douche. 7
T&C Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 36 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: Best win of the year. And to have the two guys from VGK scoring, the Tuch goal off an Eichel turnover, made it all the more sweet. It was, and I was laughing the whole time. "and the crowd goes wild"... 1
BillsFan4 Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 38 minutes ago, Rockpile233 said: Sorry Jack I grew up watching playoff series. Hard to get into your games when the team was eliminated every year by January. Love to see he’s salty after tonight! Mmmm. Those tears taste salty… lol 1
Mike in Horseheads Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 This says it all... Craig Rivet @craigrivet52 Is everyone really that surprised with Jacks comments? Really? Have we not watched his spoiled brat interviews for years! No surprise here! What a joke. 3
BillsFan4 Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Helpmenow said: Boo the guy for what. He put his time in here I disagree about him putting his time in here. He requested a trade 3 years into his 8 year deal. At the time he signed that deal it was reported that he and the Sabres only discussed/negotiated a max term contract. Both sides wanted the full 8 years to show their commitment. That contract made him the highest paid player in Sabres history. I believe at the time it was also the 2nd largest contract ever signed by a player 23 or under (I know for sure it was one of the largest). At the time he signed that deal it’s hard to argue that he had earned it. His best season was like 63 points. The Sabres paid him for his future potential. Then he forced his way out before he ever really lived up to his deal. If he was doubtful about Buffalo’s future he should have signed a bridge deal instead of going for the biggest payday he could get. I would have been disappointed but at least I could have respected it. I think most fans would have understood if he said he wanted to see where the team was at in 3-4 years before committing long term. That’s what many other young players have done. Reinhart refused a long term deal here and he was cheered in his return. In fact, I can think of very few Sabres players that have been booed on their return. For me it’s about the way Eichel left. But it’s also about the way he handled himself in his time here. Looking back its hard to feel like he was ever truly committed to Buffalo. He always seemed unhappy. You always heard whispers about him being discontent. That’s despite the Sabres pretty much catering to his every wish. I always got the impression that he thought he was too good for Buffalo. His interviews since leaving have onky reinforced that belief. I, for one, am glad I don’t have to defend him anymore. Edited March 11, 2022 by BillsFan4 4 2
Jauronimo Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 Eichel turning WWF heel might be exactly what this fanbase needs right now. Someone to vocally hate rather than the Pegulas and Eakin. He showed his total lack of anything resembling maturity and leadership with the way he handled the post game presser. I think all Sabres fans are ready to move on. Hes still getting his feet back under him and this story will play out over years but would anyone trade Tuch, Krebs, and the picks for pre-injury Eichel right now? I wouldn't. 4
billsfanmiamioh Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 18 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said: I disagree about him putting his time in here. He requested a trade 3 years into his 8 year deal. At the time he signed that deal it was reported that he and the Sabres only discussed/negotiated a max term contract. Both sides wanted the full 8 years to show their commitment. That contract made him the highest paid player in Sabres history. I believe at the time it was also the 2nd largest contract ever signed by a player 23 or under (I know for sure it was one of the largest). At the time he signed that deal it’s hard to argue that he had earned it. His best season was like 63 points. The Sabres paid him for his future potential. Then he forced his way out before he ever really lived up to his deal. If he was doubtful about Buffalo’s future he should have signed a bridge deal instead of going for the biggest payday he could get. I would have been disappointed but at least I could have respected it. I think most fans would have understood if he said he wanted to see where the team was at in 3-4 years before committing long term. That’s what many other young players have done. Reinhart refused a long term deal here and he was cheered in his return. In fact, I can think of very few Sabres players that have been booed on their return. For me it’s about the way Eichel left. But it’s also about the way he handled himself in his time here. Looking back its hard to feel like he was ever truly committed to Buffalo. He always seemed unhappy. You always heard whispers about him being discontent. That’s despite the Sabres pretty much catering to his every wish. I always got the impression that he thought he was too good for Buffalo. His interviews since leaving have onky reinforced that belief. I, for one, am glad I don’t have to defend him anymore. He’s a spoiled masshole. Everyone that’s played hockey before has played with someone like him. Ultimate talent, but selfish and a ***** teammate. I know someone who knows someone that coached him in youth hockey and said he was the same way way back then. Plus his pretty well documented issues with hitting the slopes… 5
Mike in Horseheads Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 John Wawrow @john_wawrow · 4m That was probably one of the most memorable #Sabres games I’ve covered in a very long time. The energy in the building was electric, and the players clearly fed off it, something that’s been missing for quite some time.
Doc Brown Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 3 hours ago, Rockpile233 said: Sorry Jack I grew up watching playoff series. Hard to get into your games when the team was eliminated every year by January. Love to see he’s salty after tonight! There's plenty of blame to go around with his disastrous tenure here but he deserves the lion's share. Good riddance. 2
BillsPride12 Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 I was at the game, most fun Sabres game I've been to in many years. You could feel the(well deserved) Jack Eichel hatred floating through the arena. Glad the Sabres showed up. Dion Dawkins was there last night and when they put him on the jumbotron the place went crazy 1
PromoTheRobot Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 8 hours ago, BillsFan4 said: I disagree about him putting his time in here. He requested a trade 3 years into his 8 year deal. At the time he signed that deal it was reported that he and the Sabres only discussed/negotiated a max term contract. Both sides wanted the full 8 years to show their commitment. That contract made him the highest paid player in Sabres history. I believe at the time it was also the 2nd largest contract ever signed by a player 23 or under (I know for sure it was one of the largest). At the time he signed that deal it’s hard to argue that he had earned it. His best season was like 63 points. The Sabres paid him for his future potential. Then he forced his way out before he ever really lived up to his deal. If he was doubtful about Buffalo’s future he should have signed a bridge deal instead of going for the biggest payday he could get. I would have been disappointed but at least I could have respected it. I think most fans would have understood if he said he wanted to see where the team was at in 3-4 years before committing long term. That’s what many other young players have done. Reinhart refused a long term deal here and he was cheered in his return. In fact, I can think of very few Sabres players that have been booed on their return. For me it’s about the way Eichel left. But it’s also about the way he handled himself in his time here. Looking back its hard to feel like he was ever truly committed to Buffalo. He always seemed unhappy. You always heard whispers about him being discontent. That’s despite the Sabres pretty much catering to his every wish. I always got the impression that he thought he was too good for Buffalo. His interviews since leaving have onky reinforced that belief. I, for one, am glad I don’t have to defend him anymore. He asked to leave after year 2. But the rest is spot on. 1
PromoTheRobot Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 6 hours ago, Doc Brown said: There's plenty of blame to go around with his disastrous tenure here but he deserves the lion's share. Good riddance. Not lion's share but some of it. Sabres screwed up a lot. Mistake #1 might have been expecting Jack Eichel to do what Josh Allen did for the Bills. Jack's true nature was on display in that post game. He doesn't have the character to lift a team. I always said the difference between Eichel and Allen is one guy was doubted his entire life and had to fight for every inch of success. The other guy was the golden child. Treated special. Always on elite teams. And when Jack ended up in a less than ideal situation he didn't know what to do. He sulked. And that sulking affected the locker room and it became a vicious cycle. Not everyone is born to lead. And I'm not absolving the Sabres. They kept hiring coaches and managers who were married to systems. The difference now is a coach like Don Granato looks at what players do well and puts them where they can do their best. But that game, that win, how it happened and what Jack Eichel said, was what the Sabres needed to turn the page on the last ten years. 2 1
BillsFan4 Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 28 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: He asked to leave after year 2. But the rest is spot on. i actually originally typed 2 years but then erased it and wrote 3 because I thought someone might take issue with me saying 2 years. I consider it 2 years into the deal as well. But Eichel signed that deal with 1 year left on his ELC. He signed Oct. 2017 and asked for a trade summer of 2020. So technically 2 years 9 (ish) months. Boy, he was sure in it for the long haul 😂 8 hours ago, billsfanmiamioh said: He’s a spoiled masshole. Everyone that’s played hockey before has played with someone like him. Ultimate talent, but selfish and a ***** teammate. I know someone who knows someone that coached him in youth hockey and said he was the same way way back then. Plus his pretty well documented issues with hitting the slopes… very true. I definitely remember playing with a guys like that. I even remember their names. And funny enough, it actually got worse the older I got and the better the league. Ive also heard that about Eichel (hitting the slopes). There used to be lots of rumors about him and Bogosian.
May Day 10 Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 I hate Eichel and was a very early adopter of that. Thought they should have (needed to) trade him years ago. The team is way more likeable without him on it. The dynamics of the team with him as the captain must have been awful.
PromoTheRobot Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 16 minutes ago, May Day 10 said: I hate Eichel and was a very early adopter of that. Thought they should have (needed to) trade him years ago. The team is way more likeable without him on it. The dynamics of the team with him as the captain must have been awful. I have to wonder how last night will affect the Golden Knights who are in danger of falling out of the playoffs. Jack is supposed to be that final piece to put them over the top. Now they're in a slump and hangdog Jack shows up? How is that going to play in the locker room?
BillsFan4 Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 13 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: I have to wonder how last night will affect the Golden Knights who are in danger of falling out of the playoffs. Jack is supposed to be that final piece to put them over the top. Now they're in a slump and hangdog Jack shows up? How is that going to play in the locker room? Especially since they had to put their very beloved captain (mark stone) on LTIR for the rest of the regular season in order to get the cap space they needed for Eichel. 1
BillsFanNC Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 That post game interview speaks volumes about Jack and his lack of maturity. As much as it must hurt to come back and lose a game that Vegas needed badly he needed to just grit his teeth and throw out the cliches: "they were the better team out there tonight and deserved to win but I have to do better" "they have a great fanbase here and they were really behind them tonight and I think it gave them an extra lift" you know ***** that nobody actually believes but the smart players say it anyway. Instead we got pouty whiny Jack on full display. He never was and never will be a leader despite all that talent.
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