Jack Eichel could relate.
That’s how the Vegas Golden Knights’ incumbent star felt when he saw Mitch Marner leave the Toronto Maple Leafs in a sign-and-trade to become his teammate.
Eichel related the situation to when he left the Buffalo Sabres for Vegas.
“I can relate, to a point, to some of the things he’s going through,” Eichel told The Hockey News.
Eichel’s situation in Buffalo wasn’t exactly the same, of course.
The Sabres weren’t a playoff team, while the Maple Leafs of Marner were a Stanley Cup contender for the first time in a while.
Eichel was pursuing a winning situation. Marner appeared to be in search of something else.
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Regardless of the logic, though, the reality is this: Two of the NHL’s best forwards are now teammates.
Eichel, a center, and Marner, a star two-way winger, hope to combine to lead the Golden Knights back to the Cup.
Meanwhile, the Sabres still haven’t made the playoffs since Eichel left (and since before him, too).
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