That is quite a lot more than the reported asking price

"reported" asking price. Buff has the leverage now

Why would Buffalo have any more leverage than before?

The reported price is likely a bit off. I don't see why Buffalo is looking for another LD and the lack of Tuch is most disturbing.

The reported price is probably only off by some conditions, not much more

If that was the actual asking price I would think a trade would have been done already.

You would think but it lines up with Rangers refusing to trade either of Lundkvist or Schneider

But we've heard for weeks that the ask is astronomical and that the Sabres haven't went down on their asking price from multiple people. Doesn't really match up with that.

I think Friedman said that the Sabres asked for one of the two & asked for their top young guys already on the roster. That would more fit with the high asking price.

Thats not what we heard at all, we heard its the equivalent of 4 1sts with 2 NHL ready players amoung them

Opposite. Teams with less cap after today

https://nhltradetalk.com/sabres-asking-price-jack-eichel-just-crazy/
https://twitter.com/nyp_brooksie/status/1418574819356987394?s=21
https://thehockeywriters.com/asking-price-eichel-still-high-sabres/
https://twitter.com/RussoHockey/status/1420383316285353992

https://twitter.com/OhRyanMead/status/1419336058299367425?s=19

"NYR and Sabres are not close on the package, Sabres wanted the likes of a Schneider or a Lundkvist and they didn't want to do it. They wanted some of their top young players and NYR didn't want to go there. NYR never offered anything Buffalo wanted"

Just because you dont consider the above package expensive doesnt mean GM's dont. Your quote still falls right in line with the asking price too

That's what I said? That people have been saying the price is still extremely high. It doesn't fit with the reported Vegas rumor.

Why not? You are the one with the opinion that the Vegas price is not "high" not anyone else

Reilly Smith
Peyton Krebs
Nicolas Hague
1st

I can assure you I'm not the only person that thinks that doesn't match up with the "extremely high ask" lol. Doesn't even fit the 4 1st round equivalent rumored ask.

You arent, but you also arent a GM and neither am I. GMs may yhink that is high