Jack Eichel trade to Golden Knights has NHL Twitter losing its mind
The NHL world as a whole was flipped upside down on Thursday with the Buffalo Sabres trading standout center Jack Eichel to the Las Vegas Golden Knights.
The playing days of star center Jack Eichel with the Buffalo Sabres have come to a close. It’s been no secret that Eichel and Buffalo have had their issues, with Eichel and the Sabres at odds over his neck injury.
With that said, the Vegas Golden Knights went out and put a blockbuster deal on the table and they’ve landed their guy. This news has truly rocked the NHL community and fans are most definitely losing their minds about things on social media.
VEGAS BABY, VEGAS pic.twitter.com/s996GU5Jpk
— Jack Eichel (@jackeichel) November 4, 2021
Jack Eichel trade is one of the biggest NHL stories of the year
When you take a look at Twitter, folks really couldn’t believe this went down. As part of the deal, the Knights sent over forwards Peyton Krebs and Alex Tuch to Buffalo, plus a 2022 first-round pick.
Normally that’s the second tweet after being an adult and thanking the fans and city first even if you don’t want to.
— Greg (@Gottabesweet) November 4, 2021
As a lifetime Buffalo Sabres fan I am so happy to see you traded. We first lost out when we got you instead of McDavid who is 4 times better than you but the Sabres got a problem off the ice also. You got every Sabres coach and General Manager fired.
— Ross Runfola Jr (@LADOLCEVITABUFF) November 4, 2021
No, "Thank You Buffalo" tweet huh?
— Jason Harris (@billsmafia1993) November 4, 2021
you went to a worse team...
— Nick🗽 (@RangerxSnipz) November 4, 2021
You can't even take a minute to thank the fans that LOVED you since day 1 in Buffalo LOL
— Free Reese (@toyotagrll) November 4, 2021
Kevyn Adams gambled, and lost. In Vegas, the house always wins.
— Stat Boy Steven 🇳🇱 🇮🇪 (@StatBoy_Steven) November 4, 2021
This trade is a steal.
“Thank you to the Sabres fans…”
— Anthony 🎸🦬⚔️🏌🏻 (@anthonyonguitar) November 4, 2021
Classy as always bud
It's so annoying that Vegas has been in the league for like 5 years and have won a sweepstakes for HUGE players more in that time than most fans get to see for their own teams in decades
— Hot Rod (@HotRodNate15) November 4, 2021
YESSSSSS LET'S FREAKING GO...GOLDEN KNIGHTS HAVE THE BEST FIRST LINE IN THE LEAGUE NOW AND A GENERATIONAL TALENT HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE ROSTER FOR A MODEST PACKAGE...ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT AND SHOUT OUT TO OUR FRONT OFFICE FOR BRINGING ANOTHER STAR TO THE STRIP... GO GET EM JACK.
— Justa Dreamr (@DreamrJusta) November 4, 2021
It’s clear that Buffalo fans were not happy whatsoever with Eichel here. Normally when a player is traded or leaves town, he thanks his former squad for the good memories and shows love to the people who supported him. The fact that Eichel couldn’t wait to show the world him donning a Vegas jersey lets you know just how badly he wanted out of town.
On the other side of things, hockey fans in Sin City couldn’t be more fired up right now about Eichel joining the roster. At just 25 years old, he’s got quite the future ahead of him. He’s all set to undergo surgery soon, but then he’ll be jacked up to start making plays for Vegas as soon as possible.
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