Pacific Division Weekly: Welcome to the Jack Eichel Division

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesWhile we were all sleeping last night, Jack Eichel got traded to the Pacific Division.

We knew from the ESPN intermission broadcast during the San Jose Sharks game against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday that it was down to the Calgary Flames and Vegas Golden Knights as to who would win the Eichel sweepstakes.

The struggling Golden Knights ultimately pulled through in the end to acquire Eichel (and a conditional third-round pick in 2023), sending forwards Alex Tuch and Peyton Krebs, a first-round pick in 2022 and a second-round pick in 2023 back to Buffalo. All three picks involved are protected and will slide to the next draft if Vegas selects within the…