Should Eichel, Reinhart, and Skinner play on separate lines?

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY SportsWhen the Buffalo Sabres practice lines were announced at the beginning of training camp last week, it was revealed that Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart, and Jeff Skinner were all skating on separate lines. While it seemed like a near certainty that Reinhart would be given an opportunity to catalyze a line without Eichel this season, very few expected all three members of last season’s top unit in Buffalo to be skating separately.

It’s important to understand that the line rushes we are seeing in the first few days of training camp will be subject to inevitable change. Still, the initial decision to allow all three of the Sabres’ most dynamic offensive threats to skate…