The NHL’s 2021-22 season is almost upon us. There are a multitude of great storylines from the inaugural season of the Seattle Kraken to the Alex Ovechkin’s hunt for immortality in the NHL record books.
Here’s a look at the top five stories all hockey fans will be watching closely this season.
Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres
TSN’s Shawn Simpson reported that Jack Eichel may have surgery “very soon” and his timetable to return would be December. If that’s indeed what is about to go down, that puts any possible trade for Eichel on hold.