NHL Star Jack Eichel On Messy Breakup With Buffalo, Importance Of Hockey Growing | Pat McAfee Show 

Thank you Pat for talking about hockey, as a Canadian who watches your show, I greatly appreciate it very much. Amazing Show!

Glad to hear the Pat McAfee interviewing hockey players! Hope it comes around more often!

We need more NHL interviews on the show!

Hockey always needs more love. You even saw JJ Watt glow when he was talking about playing hockey in retirement.

We traded our best player and the team got significantly better and that should tell you everything

Eichel was an absolute cancer in Buffalo. Weird how when they trade him, the team looks the best it's been since the last time they were in the playoffs.

We’re more than happy with Tuch and Krebs. Not only are they both great players, but they both are great representations of who great Buffalo Sabres are. Tuch is a hometown kid who literally can’t go one interview without talking about how proud he is to wear the Sabres crest and represent our city on and off the ice. Eichel needs to stop acting like the only reason he wanted out was because they wouldn’t let him get the surgery. He requested a trade the previous year and quit on the team and our fan base long before that. How can you admit that you wanted out the year before and then try to say that the only reason you wanted out was because of the surgery situation the year after? When a 19-20 player claims that he is by far the best player in the league and in his draft class, and is arrogant enough to give a professional sports team an ultimatum and say that he won’t play if they hire a coach after just playing 1 professional season, you know what type of person he is. Also I have met him at Sabres events before. I was 14 the first time at this charity event that the Sabres put on. He was a bit of an asshole and you could immediately tell that he was definitely shitfaced (so were most of the younger players from that roster). I’m glad we finally have a Sabres team who love to play for their teammates, the fans, and seem like genuinely good people.

Inject this straight into my veins. NHL players on PML needs to happen more often. And Jackie was close! 28% of the NHL is American players

Jack was the biggest baby in buff don’t let him fool ya pat

So awesome. I appreciate this. You're a man of the people Pat and all the boys.

I'm not watching this whole thing but here's the correct timeline Eichel in Buffalo for anyone interested: 1) Jack requests a trade in the middle of covid when the entire world was shut down and nobody knew what the heck was going on. 2) Sabres somehow sign Taylor Hall and convince him to give it one more year. 3) Jack gets hurt. Sabres and Jack decide it would be best to discuss surgery and the future after the season ends. 4) Agreement is made that Jack will be traded and will be able to do the whole surgery and rehab process with his new team. 5) To try and force a trade Jack's agents leak news trying to tank his value thinking the Sabres will just want to get it done. 6) Sabres knowing, they can't trade Eichel for a bad return hold out. 7) Jack fires his idiot agents and hirs a qualified agent in Brisson. 8) Deal comes together in a few months after Brisson is hired. 9) Jack decided to take a shot at the fans in his first game back in Buffalo after getting booed and beaten. The Sabres deserve no credit for how they handled it, but Jack made a bad situation 10 times worse than it needed to be.

Dude was soft in Buffalo and he's soft in Vegas

I was a huge Eichel apologist in Buffalo. Glad he's out in Vegas doing whatever he's doing. We won that trade and no regrets. Go Sabres.

Need more hockey on this show, especially once football ends.

Blowing lines and sucking booze til 6am with Sammy Reinhart had something to do with it too. Love Eichs and I’m sad he’s gone but he was an asshole and at this very moment I’d take Alex Tuch on my team over Eichs.

Alex Tuch alone would’ve been a good trade for this punk but to also get a number one pick and Krebs make this trade in no-brainer. Vegas got taken on this one😂

Way better NHL interviews available! This guy, overpaid, overhyped and never delivered even a 40 goal season…. Don’t say it couldn’t be done in buffalo Tage Thompson just did it!

Jack Eichel seems like a miserable dude. I’m sure none of his teammates like him

Jackie Aces... lmao Jack Eichel is a pre madana

Imagine if Buffalo didn't get screwed into picking this guy and got the number 1 pick that year... Connor McDavid a Buffalo Sabre

Jack loved his coke in Buffalo

Damn your boy Jackie Aces just won the Vegas Golden Knights their first Stanley Cup! Gotta have him back for another interview I'm sure he's got some crazy stories to tell!!

as a Buffalo native, we appreciated what he did and how he presented as a leader early on… but beyond that.. things started to get old.. he was to much of a roach in the locker room, eventually it showed that he only cared about himself… honestly if anyone in Buffalo misses him please let me know because from what I’m aware, getting rid of him was one of our best decisions

Wasnt eichel suppose to be better thsn mcdavid?? Lmao

I speak for most Buffalonians we are way way happier with Tuch and Krebs and Greenaway and Kulich

These Buffalo fans hate him bro😂 I’m a wild fan but y’all mad for no reason blame your terrible management

Very cool there are some great characters and stories in the hockey world, hopefully Pat brings more guys on

This guy set our rebuild back 7 years, thank God he is gone

Yeah Jack Eichel was literally the cancer in the Sabres Locker room as soon they gotten rid of him for two players in Alex Tuch and others the entire team literally turned around on top of the team is super young as well and talented. A playoff run most likely will happened for the sabres next season.

Pat, thanks for having the NHLs 70th leading points scorer on your show. I look forward to the next half hour of him babbling on how victimized he was in Buffalo.

Sabres won that trade.

Jack Eichel would have finished 6th in scoring on the Sabres this season. All while making $10M. The Sabres won the trade and will have far more success over the long term than Vegas.

Playoff hockey is the best in sports

Love that you have hockey on the show

I think pat could’ve gotten a better guest than jack eichel lol

Baby Jack wanted the $$ but not the other stuff. Let's see how the marriage between Vegas & Baby Jack unfolds over the next 4 years. For $4 million dollars more Buffalo has locked in Tage & Cozens for 7 more years (at $7.1mil per each).

So glad he’s out of Buffalo. Wish him well

I'm just glad he's gone and Sabres moving towards the better. Tuch is a stud and probably captain next year

We need more hockey content! This was great

Jack had every chance in the world to be a “Josh Allen” type figure in Buffalo, but instead he decided he hated it here and life was awful. All a year after signing a 8 year, $80 million dollar deal with the Sabres.

Eichel is dead to western New York. When players like Josh Allen say that they will never do a community even with him again, that should say something.

As a VGK fan and a regular PMS viewer, seeing this pop up got me hype!!!!

Love the hockey interview

You guys should have paul bisonette on and ask him about playing pro hockey in Russia. You won't be disappointed.

Sabres we’re 23 points better without him and missed the playoffs by one point. Alex Tuch is a much better player than eichel. Anyone who actually follows the Sabres knew Eichel was nothing but a cancer to the locker room and a coach killer who showed no leadership. The Sabres are far and away better without him. The Sabres have a legit straight up stars in Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahin, Cozens, Tuch, Powerand Levi. The Sabres are actually a team with great chemistry on and off the ice. There’s a bunch a great players in the system coming up. The greatest thing Buffalo ever did was getting rid that cancer with Pubic Hair for a hairstyle in jack eichel

A lot of people are talking about his trade out of Buffalo. The real loser of the trade was the Las Vegas community. Tuch did a lot of good work including with the wounded warriors. I hope others on the Golden Knights stepped up in Tuch's absence. He is a good guy I wish the Wild never would have traded him.

NHL needs more love

That the most comfortable interview I've ever seen from Jack. Great interview thanks for this

always love some puck talk on the show

Need more hockey on the show

thanks for the hockey stuff; really enjoyed it

More NHL, fellas! There's a whole huge market full of us NHL fans for you guys to exploit. Lol.

Jack Eichel dancing on buffalos grave right now bahahahaha

Hey everyone, remember who got the last laugh in Buffalo back in November? And guess who’s in the playoffs? Yeah good luck next week in the playoffs Buffalo oh wait 😂😂😂

Cocaine is a Hell of a drug

athletes en masse I appreciate this interview Jack's playing in his first ever NHL postseason since being drafted I think he's capable of growing this game, and despite the road getting there, I believe the Golden Knights are the right team to do it with.

Why Pat

As someone who live in Buffalo, the rumor was eichel was just hated in the locker room and he went out partying every night doing substances. But who knows. I loved him on the ice tho

funny how salty buffalo fans get when they see this guy. they treat him the same way a disgruntled dumped ex gets whenever they hear about you and your new girl

Hell yea! More NHL interviews 🤞

The islanders get the last playoff spot. The penguins are eliminated.

More hockey content pls.

The Sabres had the perfect tank in 2014 going after Conner McDavid, but the Oilers won the lottery and the Sabres got 2nd choice Jack Eichel. I’m Buffalo born living in Vegas, I’ve had the honor of watching Eichel in Buffalo and now in Vegas, in 1st place in the conference. GO KNIGHTS! Ps, Stoner?

It is wild that he is a Stanley Cup champion now. Glad it worked out for him but my Oilers are gunning for you despite that 2 game sweep to Vancouver to start this season. Yowtch

Try to get biz on for a playoff preview

I’m done with hating on Eichel, I like the mold of the Sabres now more than ever. And with that said, I am so happy we got Tuch and Krebs for him. I wonder how Vegas fans genuinely feel about the trade?

Pat doesn't understand, players never play to lose, management does!

Cocaine is a hell of a drug…

It’s funny seeing all the bitter Buffalo fans in the comments lol. You all praised Jack until if asked for a trade. It’s not his fault the Sabres were the worst run nhl team during his time there.

Thank you Pat for talking about hockey!!!!

Keep the hockey coming Pat

Get McDavid on this show. Seriously!!!

Jack and Buffalo definitely got messy towards the end. Both sides were pretty tough to each other Jack wanted a surgery that was unprecedented at the time and buf didn’t want him to get it. The sabres also during his time there had no good plan players or supporting leaders. This led to eichel getting blamed for all of buf’s failures which is not fair. Although jack made his share of mistakes too, especially i dont he was ready to be thrust in that leadership role yet and he was a questionable leader throughout his time there. I think both sides are now ok w the situation buffalo is a young star studded team with an actual direction and jack is on a cup contender.

WE NEED MORE HOCKEY.

More hockey content please!

I am new to hockey. I am struggling to find the puck sometimes.

Gotta get Chuckie McAvoy on the show. American born DAWG on defense and a complete beauty off the ice. You guys would love him.

love the hockey content!

Living in Vegas must suck. I hate that city. But obviously he has a great career.

Ask him about the booger sugar he loves so much

Closer to 30% American players in NHL.

Love when you cover NHL

buffalo loves everyone. but this guy...sorry

Have Trevor Zegras on the show

Thank you for having a potential superstar on show, this man is a sick player effing showtime player, there are regular channels than pay per view, this guy is showtime..and U.S. born. ..thank you for the great show , He explained the the hellish rype life a young has to do to get a sniff, the show. Marvelous work, you people are the greatest , it takes many,many, great people to put on show like yours. Hands down the best sports podcast out there... All the best And God be with you

From what I read in 2022, there were 2,228 total players. 586 were American which is 26% .Canadians had 44% representation with 993. Jack was really accurate with that guess

Jack’s happy. Buffalo fans are happy. Win win

Nice to see some NHL love. The Eichel/Buffalo split was tough. Not the first time the Buffalo Medical staff was not comfortable with a procedure (Pat LaFontaine left under similar circumstances... and the Sabres got proven right mid-season)... I think at the end of the day, but parties ended up in a better place..

The playoffs are gonna be nuts this year.

Patty ice is back 🔥 more nhl on pms is needed

More hockey!

Eichel is a Clahn

Interview with a hockey player? McAfee must be losing his mind. Good to get some attention to this great sport.

Don’t like the Golden Knights but we need more NHLers on this show.

Pretty awesome Pat is talking about hockey. Don’t see that much

Awesome to see Eichel on the show. Love how you guys give love & shine a light on other sports. Nothing like hockey playoffs & they begin next week

That was a longgggg half hour.

Steph Diggs summed it up. All about the situation and fitting into yours

Pac-Man does add the sauce to the show

Loved the interview, huge respect for Jack. However as a Jets fan, you boys are going down for that tragic Conference finals in 2018. Cup's coming to Canada!