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Jack Eichel Discusses Time with Sabres After Blockbuster Trade to Golden Knights

Now that his tenure with the Buffalo Sabres has come to an end, Jack Eichel has opened up about what went wrong when he was with the organization.

Speaking to Elliotte Friedman of Hockey Night in Canada, Eichel said the front office changes after the 2019-20 season and the team's struggles last season were major contributing factors:

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"We weren't really in a position of... you know, that we were going to try and go win."<br><br>After being traded to the <a href="https://twitter.com/GoldenKnights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GoldenKnights</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/jackeichel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jackeichel</a> spoke to <a href="https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FriedgeHNIC</a> about where he personally thought things went wrong with the Buffalo Sabres.