The big story in the hockey world this week has been the ongoing saga surrounding Jack Eichel, a saga that concluded with a trade to the Vegas Golden Knights. The Calgary Flames were in the mix, we’re told, but couldn’t close the deal.
On this week’s 32 Thoughts podcast over at Sportsnet, our pal Elliotte Friedman explained why the Buffalo Sabres opted to trade Eichel to Vegas rather than Calgary.
I’ve said this many times: i think Calgary was in this the whole way. There have been some reports that they were close.