reino would never of said anything like that

This is shamefully inaccurate. Firstly, a contract is a contract. You play the position you're assigned. No one gets the C bc they're gonna throw a tantrum if they don't. Those guys go to Rochester for some humble pie. Secondly, if we learned anything from how the org treated him from day 1, it's clear they placed all their hopes into the Eichel basket and we're willing to bend over backwards to make him the future of this org. But he had no interest in staying in Buffalo and wanted out long before the bad blood went public, even AFTER management picked apart and rebuilt the team/coaching staff to try and keep him happy. So no, no one forced a god damn thing on Jack Eichel.

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