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NHL Rumors: The Sabres and Jack Eichel, Maple Leafs and Morgan Rielly

John Vogl: Sabre GM said this morning that Eichel is no longer the captain of the team.

“I feel the captain is the heartbeat of your team. I felt that we needed to address that.”

Lance Lysowski: Eichel didn’t pass his physical yesterday and he’s not willing to have the fusion surgery.

Lance Lysowski: Adams: “Jack’s one of the best players in the world, which is why I said getting him healthy, playing, is what we want.”

John Vogl: Adams added that they have complete trust in their doctors.