Uh.... LaFontaine?
- JCSabs06

Yes. Was just looking at goal totals. Not a 500 goal scorer, but well over a point per game.

And that is kind of how Eichel plays. Looks to set up goals more than he shoots.

All I am saying would you rather have Crosby
Or Madono
I think any other year I would be estatic with Eichel. But McDavid is in this draft.
I had the worst team and I get second prize in the beauty contest
- hafgod

I will take either. They both have a cup.

The best American player ever was not generational
- hafgod

dude just (frank)ing chill out go watch some jack eichel highlights and go grab a beer or something

So are our top 3 centers Eichel, Reinhart and Girgensons? What happens with Grigorenko and Larsson?
- Carlo

Use Grigs as trade bait along with the other 1st to get a 1RW. Larsson can center the 4th line.

All I am saying would you rather have Crosby
Or Madono
I think any other year I would be estatic with Eichel. But McDavid is in this draft.
I had the worst team and I get second prize in the beauty contest
- hafgod

That is fair.

dude just (frank)ing chill out go watch some jack eichel highlights and go grab a beer or something
- gerbe75pts

they're both generational
- gerbe75pts

So Eichel is in the Gretzky, Mario, Crosby stratosphere?

tanks guys

And Crosby has Malkin on his team and they have won once.

It is hard to win a cup.
- rmiethaner

I love this argument. Would you take 1 cup here? I would.

Use Grigs as trade bait along with the other 1st to get a 1RW. Larsson can center the 4th line.
- sambarugh

Eichel, Reinhart and Girgs could be a sick top 3 for years to come. add Ennis and evander kane on wings, and I agree, trade for another young, top winger.

Yes. Was just looking at goal totals. Not a 500 goal scorer, but well over a point per game.

And that is kind of how Eichel plays. Looks to set up goals more than he shoots.
- rmiethaner

he's going to score a sh!t ton in the nhl he has a shot like ov

All I am saying would you rather have Crosby
Or Madono
I think any other year I would be estatic with Eichel. But McDavid is in this draft.
I had the worst team and I get second prize in the beauty contest
- hafgod

For me I'm way more frustrated about EDM getting him than us not. If he had gone to CBus I'd he perfectly happy right now.

Regardless, I'm over it and I love that we'll have Eichel.

Use Grigs as trade bait along with the other 1st to get a 1RW. Larsson can center the 4th line.
- sambarugh

Grigs is a -3 tonight.

All I am saying would you rather have Crosby
Or Madono
I think any other year I would be estatic with Eichel. But McDavid is in this draft.
I had the worst team and I get second prize in the beauty contest
- hafgod

Seriously man do some Eichel research, he is a stud all i not lost.

I love this argument. Would you take 1 cup here? I would.
- Pierceme69

Yes.

I just hate how Pittsburgh has always been played up to be the best organization in all of professional sports.

All I am saying would you rather have Crosby
Or Madono
I think any other year I would be estatic with Eichel. But McDavid is in this draft.
I had the worst team and I get second prize in the beauty contest
- hafgod

cry me a freaking River the goal was 30th so we could get one of the players you got one of them stop crying just be happy we're not drafting the (frank)ing defenseman

Oh hell yea!!! I can not wait!!!
- Orphen22

Totally agreed, I'm effing "jacked" to get Eichel!! I don't get being dissapointed, this is why we tanked and now we are getting a superstar and the other guy is going out west where we will only have to worry about him in a cup finals.

When the Pens won they had a lot of good players and some that played above their normal level and then they had Crosby/Malkin as well.

I am not disappointed in getting Eichel, seen some of his games and his highlight videos he looks fantastic to me McDavid has a bit more of the X-Factor about him that is all.

I am certainly disappointed with the NHL and the whole draft/lottery process. Love Travis Yost idea and quite a few other people out there. Get rid of it and basically the prospects become UFA but you still have the hard cap. Be interesting to see teams forking out $100 million dollar contracts for rookies over 10 years and then working them into their existing team structure.

They don't always get Wayne Gretzky but when they do, they don't suck.
- Pierceme69

The Kings never won a cup with 99

For me I'm way more frustrated about EDM getting him than us not. If he had gone to CBus I'd he perfectly happy right now.

Regardless, I'm over it and I love that we'll have Eichel.
- sambarugh

I still think Murray makes a run at McDavid. I listenened him talk several times about both players.. He was a giddy school girl about McDavid

People will flame me but I want Eichel either way.

Just think he connects to the fan base in a better way.
- Der Kaiser

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I'm all good with this!'

Evening everyone.

Not exactly how I wanted things to go, but I'm not entirely unhappy either. Yes, I wanted McDavid, but Eichel is gonna be a hell of a player too.

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I'm all good with this!'
- Der Kaiser

I met a guy that's been a scout for Windsor and Brampton while I was in Cancun. Played a bit back in the 80s in the AHL out of Jr. He told me he thinks Eichel will be the better player.

Stop posting around the curse filter folks

I still think Murray makes a run at McDavid. I listenened him talk several times about both players.. He was a giddy school girl about McDavid
- hafgod

If that is the case then I fear for the Sabres, it is all about getting Eichel to be a Sabre now, concentrate going forward on that, McDavid is gone he is in Edmonton they are not going to trade.

Next major step now is to see if we are able to move up the draft any further in the 1st round with another move or we trade that for an existing RFA/UFA.