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On Adele's new single, "Easy on me," she rhapsodizes: "There ain't no room for things to change when we are both so deeply stuck in our ways."Is there any other way to describe theSabres Lance Parrish Jersey -Jack Eichel soap opera drama? The two sides are both sticking to what they want. And now there's a new wrinkle, which kind fits the next set of lyrics: "You can't deny how hard I have tried. I changed who I was to put you first."Now it sounds like things are swiftly moving to the next lyric: "But now I give up."Here's everything you need to know about the latest installment of Jack Eichel and The Sabres.What is Jack Eichel's injury?Eichel was diagnosed with a herniated diskafter hitting his head on the boards against the Islanders on March 7. , aherniation occurs when one of the rubbery cushions(the disk) in the spine ruptures or tears and the nucleus pushes out. The herniated diskcan then impact the nerves nearby resulting in pain, numbne s or weakne s in an arm. Not great for a hockey player that is required to carry a stick around and shoot pucks.Why the disagreement over Jack Eichel's surgery?Initially, rest and rehab was the desired course of treatment, and Eichel was shut down for the season on Jeimer Candelario Jersey April 14. Over time it became clear that the herniation was not reacting as they wanted, and surgical options were discu sed."I've been a bit upset about the ways things have been handled since I've been hurt," Eichelsaid via Zoom after the season when speaking to reporters. "I'd be lying to say that things have moved smoothly since my injury. There's been a bit of a disconnect between myself and the organization. It's been tough at times. Right now, for me, the most important thing is just trying to get healthy, figure out a way to be available to play hockey next year, wherever that might be." at the end of July (Eichel switched fromPeter Fish and Peter Donatelli to Pat Bri son at the end of August), Eichel is comfortable with having artificial diskreplacement surgery, which was recommended by an independent neurosurgeon and other spine specialists consulted. It also noted that they thought the Sabres were in agreement"until that was no longer the case."The Sabres preferred treatment is ,which usually involves removing the impacted diskand fusion (ACDF) by placing a bone graft where the disc was. This was the surgical procedure done onformer NFL QB Peyton Manning in 2011 before he James McCann Jersey won a Super Bowl with the Broncos and on former Mets captain David Wright. The surgery Eichel wants, artificial diskreplacement does not involve fusion and,instead, an artificial diskis placed between the two cervical vertebrae. While ACDF is more common and, , the "gold standard," it notes that studies do show artificial disk replacement surgery provides more mobility. However, it hasn't been done on an NHL player before.Per the NHL's collective bargaining agreement, teams have the final say on the treatment of injuries."What I can Nick Castellanos Jersey tell you is we have absolute trust in our doctors.They are the medical experts," GM Kevyn Adams said at the start of training camp."They've been consistent since Day 1 ... they've never wavered from what they've suggested would be the next step. And if there was something else done, they would be uncomfortable with it.Will the Sabres trade Jack Eichel?Back at the start of camp,Eichel was stripped of his captaincy and the rumor mill, which has been churning endle sly with talk of him being shipped out of Western New York,sped up.The former No. 2 overall pickreportedly asked out Jordy Mercer Jersey in the offseasonbased on the two parties not seeing eye-to-eye on the surgical options.EICHEL: Eichel failed his physical in September,which was expected becausehe's had thatherniated diskin his neck since March, and was placed on injured reserve."Unfortunately, yesterday, Jack did not pa s his physical," . "To this point, Jack is not willing to move forward with the fusion surgery that our doctors are suggesting. So we're going to continue to work towards solutions."It seemed that a divorce (which is, ironically, the muse of Adele's new album), was imminentbut more than six weekslater still nothing is official.that the Eichel camp wasconnecting to the Sabres one more time to reach a resolution. Eichel was and technically still is aiming for his surgical choice and hadgathered more medical opinions supporting this to present to the Sabres.Is Jack Eichel heading to the Flames?With the NHL season underway, the urgency to get this done whether Eichel gets traded or he finally gets his surgery reached a new height. Kaplan notedthat trade talks hadtempered,with the Sabres holding fast on their demands for a Grade A return, and the interest from Sparky Anderson Jersey five teams may have waned.As Adams said in September: "Teams want clarity and over the course of the summer, there wasnt great clarity. We have more clarity now. This is an elite franchise player in his prime, under contract, and we need to as an organization move forward, but we cant compromise on certain things that we believe. Were going to work at it. Every day we do. We have in the past and we will continue to."Now, as the calendar has flipped to November, there seems to be a frontrunner or two emerging. Reports are circulating that the Golden Knights and Flames are the final two teams. Both teams have long been speculated as landing spots for Eichel and it looks like the Flames are the frontrunner of the frontrunners.NHL TRADE RUMORS: Obviously, amajor hurdle that comeswith a trade aside from him mi sing a considerable amount of time once he does get operated on (weeks for the procedure he wants; months for the procedure the Sabres want) is the hefty cap hit (five years left at $10 million Michael Fulmer Jersey AAV). Calgary has limited cap space right now; it's at around $1 million, so the team willhave to shift a considerable amount of cash back to Buffalo.One guy who is always on the trade block is centerman Sean Monahan. Shifted down to the fourth line, he does have a cap hit a few ticks above $6 million but also has a 10-team no-trade list. Would GM Brad Treliving be willing to say adios Brandon Dixon Jersey to Johnny Gaudreau? He's having a standout start to the season with 11 points (two goals, nine a sists) in nine games but is an unrestricted free agent at the end of the year. He does have a five-team list of teams he'd go to, and while moving somewhat closer to his New Jersey home may be appetizing, snowy Western New York may not be available. There are rumors that Elias Lindholm would be heading east in the deal, but losing him would leave not only a ma sive hole down the middle, it would break up a top-line that is excelling and ship out a guy who is an impre sive 200-foot center.Calgary does have some stellar youngsters in a shallow system. Jakob Pelletier and Connor Zary are expected to be full-time NHLers in the near future as solid middl |
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