Report: Jack Eichel could be having surgery soon; Sabres demand still too high

Mar 7, 2021; Uniondale, New York, USA; Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel (9) reacts after a goal by the New York Islanders during the second period at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY SportsThere may some form of progress in the Jack Eichel situation that could finally end in a trade. TSN’s Shawn Simpson is reporting that Eichel may have surgery “very soon” and his timetable to return would be December.

What is not understood is if the surgery is the team recommended fusion or the artificial disc replacement that Eichel wants.

Jack Eichel may have surgery soon

“I found out – there was a meeting in Buffalo, I might have my days off but I think it was…