BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jack Eichel, now stripped of his captaincy, has likely played his final game for the Sabres because of a rift with the team over how to treat a herniated disk. “I hope that we’re in a place where some of those things have been alleviated, and now we can focus on playing hockey and teaching these young …
BUFFALO, N.Y. — So much for the Sabres’ so-called and celebrated “tank year” in 2014-15, when many fans openly cheered a late-season loss to the Arizona Coyotes to essentially seal Buffalo’s last-place finish. Eichel is on the market to complete what’s been second-year GM Kevyn Adams’ offseason slate-clearing purge to start fresh, and part ways with players expressing disinterest in …
