Grading the Sabres' and Golden Knights' Returns in the Jack Eichel Trade

Our long, international nightmare is finally over. The Jack Eichel trade saga, which many anticipated would conclude by the start of free agency in July—including the player's agents—instead bled a month into the regular season.

Mercifully, Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams traded him to the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. No more trade proposals. No more exasperated insiders going on television to say nothing has changed. No more drama.

Vegas acquired Eichel and a 2023 third-round pick, and the Buffalo Sabres received forward Alex Tuch, prospects Peyton Krebs, a top-10-protected 2022 first-round pick and a 2023 second-round pick in return. Let's analyze the trade hauls and what they mean…