Quoting: vr1995
eichel has 1 more year and makes 800k less, please dont bring the contract as an argument
fair, thought he had 2 more years, forgot he came in at 18.. was looking at the 8 year and 6 year contracts they signed
when i think of Eichel i think of a guy who went to the worst team in the NHL at 18 where they gutted their team to tank for MCdavid, where it was stated "players there r happy to be in the NHL" didn't have ambition for anything else... and succeeding there, becoming a franchise center, turning the Sabres into a decent team... but only so much 1 player can do
and when i think of Marner i think of a player drafted by Toronto (one of the worst teams at the time as well) but had the ambition to build a dynasty, willing to invest millions in their team, aka hiring Babcock, best coach at the time making him the highest paid coach in the nhl etc....they already had a good young core ready... Nylander, Reilly and next year Matthews who already is easily a top 10 center, and later on signed Tavares another top 10 center.. giving him all the opportunity in the world to succeed, and he did.. getting 94 points, 6 shy of 100 last year
yes Marner has more points but also more of a cushion, (by far) i rate Eichel higher is because i feel he had to work harder then Marner did to reach where he is now..... when ROR left buffalo he took his game to a new level cementing himself as one of the best 2 way centers in the NHL and being one of the key reason STL won the cup.. feel Eichel would do the same