Speculation - Eichel's Gonna get $9M/YR

[Yasgur's Farm]

Draisaitl just signed for 8 years $68M... $8.5m/yr

[YardRat]

Pay him. Invest in the future and see what the payout becomes.

[jamze132]

Pay him!

[SpikedLemonade]

Thank you Tim!!!

[swiper]

Wow. That's a lot of money for that player.

[SpikedLemonade]

Wow. That's a lot of money for that player.

Yes perhaps in another city but he knows he has Buffalo by the balls and they will overpay him to stay.

[mightysimi]

Considering Draisatl has already proven himself in the playoffs, it will be curious if he gets the same or higher.

[JATMtheJATM]

Considering Draisatl has already proven himself in the playoffs, it will be curious if he gets the same or higher.

I think this deal also spells trouble to Boston. No way he takes that six mils per year contract now.

[Skooby]

It'll be $10, if I was betting.

[Night Train]

I heard from a reporter 8 years 80 mil and his agent wants 90 mil.

[DetDannyWilliams]

"At the end of the day we wanna get Jack signed up for max amount & term possible, he has the same belief" #Sabres GM on Eichel negotiations pic.twitter.com/yaQvIhBtef

— Dan Fetes (@danfetes) August 22, 2017

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CORRECTION: Botterill does say 'OF' instead of 'AND'

....tough to hear....

— Dan Fetes (@danfetes) August 22, 2017

[OpIv37]

I heard from a reporter 8 years 80 mil and his agent wants 90 mil.

So meet in the middle at 85 and get it done.

[Skooby]

I heard from a reporter 8 years 80 mil and his agent wants 90 mil.

How much is that Night Train, $10 Million a year ? That's house money (read my post above), so I figure it'll be that and very fair.

[swiper]

Paul Hamilton of WGR 550: Buffalo Sabres GM Jason Botterill this past week on ESPN 95.7 radio on Jack Eichel contract extension talks.

“It’s a new market with different contracts coming into play here and that’s where the discussions have seemed to go. It’s a scenario where both parties need to be comfortable with where the final number is going to be, but all of our discussions with Jack have been very positive.”

“The bottom line is we want to get him signed, he wants to be part of Buffalo moving forward. In all our interactions whether with myself or Phil Housley, Jack has been extremely excited about communicating with us.”

[YardRat]

I'd be really excited about communicating with somebody that might be making me a multi-millionaire in the near future too.

[swiper]

EICHEL DEAL DONE?

[DetDannyWilliams]

Updates from our GM - Jason Botterill on the #ProspectsChallenge, upcoming #SabresCamp & talks with Jack Eichel �� https://t.co/MNz2wGjupY pic.twitter.com/2xb8Z2HcnI

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) September 12, 2017

[YardRat]

Should the thread subject to be changed to who Eichel's next team is going to be?

[Yasgur's Farm]

Should the thread subject to be changed to who Eichel's next team is going to be?

[swiper]

Seymour Knox IV thinks that is a lot of money.