“We do believe he will make a full recovery. “We’ll defer to their wishes and respect the choices that they’re making based on knowing how much work they’ve done to prepare themselves for surgery. “We have a lot of respect for the work that’s gone into this from his agent, from his second-opinion doctors, the specialists and experts that he’s seen in this field,” McCrimmon said.

That gives Eichel a slim chance of being ready to play for Team USA at the Olympics from Feb. The timetable for Eichel’s return is three to five months, McCrimmon said. He will undergo an artificial disk replacement surgery, a procedure that has been performed on athletes in other disciplines but never an NHL player, according to McCrimmon. The Knights were willing to make the move despite Eichel’s $10 million salary cap hit through 2025-26 and uncertainty over the 25-year-old’s health.Įichel is sidelined with a herniated disk in his neck and feuded with the Sabres’ organization for months over how to treat the injury. “We weren’t in the market necessarily for another centerman. “I believe if you look at Stanley Cup champions, an elite center is certainly a big, big part of that,” Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon said. The Knights also receive Buffalo’s third-round pick in 2023 as part of the trade. To land Eichel, the Knights sent forward Alex Tuch, forward prospect Peyton Krebs, a conditional first-round draft pick in 2022 and a second-rounder in 2023 to the Sabres. Jack Eichel became the latest high-priced standout to join the Knights in their pursuit of a Stanley Cup after a mammoth trade was completed with Buffalo early Thursday. The Golden Knights filled their need for a franchise center. Eichel is scheduled to address the media during an end-of-season session on Monday, May 10, 2021, for the first time since being sidelined by a herniated disk in March. FILE - Buffalo Sabres' Jack Eichel is shown during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Philadelphia, in this Tuesday, Jan.

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