Jack Eichel Goal #1

The first of the 2017 campaign for Eichel, in a 6-3 loss to the Islanders. He's my keeper first rounder in my fantasy league. Need Eichel to be a gem.

Connor McDavid: 1, Jack Eichel: 0

[Event Summary]

[Cult of Hockey] [Die by the Blade]

I'm sad I wasn't watching this one on NHL Gamecentre. I missed one of Connor McDavid's first true great moments. 

He opened up scoring with his quickest goal to open a game in his career. Just :22 into the ballgame, McDavid got his 11th goal of the season on a little backhander. It looked easy. 

Then in overtime with about 80 seconds left before a shootout, Jack Eichel missed the Oilers goal. McDavid gets the puck at the bottom of the screen and decided to use his speed; his finest tool, to take the game and deliver it to the Oilers.



It was McDavid's second goal of the night, the game-winner in OT; and his 12th of the season. Clearly, the guy has the edge over a fine young player in Jack Eichel.

In what is shaping up to be another miserable season for the 24-34-7 Oilers, McDavid did all the work and delivered the Oilers a win in Buffalo.

Jack Eichel has two goals now

Things have gotten off to a better start for Buffalo Sabres superstar rookie Jack Eichel than for Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers. That shouldn't be a surprise. This afternoon up in Buffalo, Eichel netted his second goal of the season in a 4-2 Sabres win over the Blue Jackets.



And on another point, the Blue Jackets are totally overrated and the same moribund, Cleveland Browns-like franchise they have always been! They're 0-3 at the bottom of the standings as per usual. Sergei Bobrovsky is terrible. He's given up goals in excess now three straight games. Hard to decide if him or Jonathan Quick have been the most disappointing, supposed to be good goaltender yet.

Todd Richards and the Blue Jackets are in for a long year, you heard it here first. This is going to be a year similar to 2011-2012.