In my second half predictions post, I said that Jack Eichel would be in the top 5 in scoring for the rest of the season. He’s certainly started on the right track. Eichel scored the OT winner on his seventh shot against the Flames on Monday before exploding against the Oilers with a goal and three assists with five shots on Tuesday. The Sabres power play looks like last season’s unit again, the unit that was #1 in the entire NHL. Eichel is leading the way there but has also been dominant in all phases. He’s currently in the midst of a 7 game point streak totaling a whopping 14 points in those 7 games while averaging almost 5 shots per game. This game put Eichel above a point per game for the season and I expect him to finish there. Sure, the plus-minus is poor, but everything else is outstanding. He’s a first round pick for me next season, no doubt about it. Let’s take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:
Please, blog, may I have some more?