A Proposal for the NHL’s Eichel Problem

The news pods are back! Jeff and Elliotte kick off this episode by previewing the upcoming “All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs” docuseries on Amazon Prime (00:01) as they had the opportunity to screen it before its release on October 1st. They then discuss the ongoing Jack Eichel situation in Buffalo and wonder if the NHL should get involved (19:00), provide some updates on the contract negotiations between Vancouver and their high profiled RFAs (28:10), what’s happening with Travis Hamonic (30:45), Seattle plays its first game in franchise history (32:00), Brady Tkachuk and the Senators continue talks (36:00), questions in New Jersey as they deal with an unvaccinated player on their roster (38:00), the Blues lock up their GM and make a trade with the Sens (45:00), Arizona hires John Ferguson Jr. as their assistant GM (47:00), and Elliotte attends his first NHL game in his backyard in a very long time (50:00) Music Outro: Adult Oriented Pop – Distant Alarm Listen to the full track here! This podcast is produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.