One would think that signing a big eight-year, $13.5 million AAV deal would cause people to coast. However, that's not the case with Eichel.
Fans were worried about Jack Eichel being distracted by ongoing contract extension talks with the Vegas Golden Knights during the season. They thought it might caues his production to dip, hurting the team in the process.
Well, that was solved on Wednesday afternoon when he signed an eight-year deal worth $13.5 million AAV.