Two years ago, former Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel and the Vegas Golden Knights eliminated the Edmonton Oilers in the second round on their way to their first Stanley Cup championship, but ...

Eichel was the No. 2 pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, behind Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers, who last season won the NHL scoring title and signed an eight-year, $100 million contract extension ...

Vegas Golden Knights’ Jack Eichel lifts the Stanley Cup for fans at Skate 3 in Tyngsborough, Mass., Friday, July 14, 2023. Winslow Townson/The Boston Globe. By Luke Scotchie.

It didn’t take much to stir Jack Eichel’s national pride in looking ahead to representing the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.

Eichel, though, is entering the final year of his deal. That aligns with Edmonton's Connor McDavid, also entering the final year of his current contract. Neither superstar has an extension yet.

For Eichel, they won’t need something like that. The cap is going up by $8.5 million next summer, helping Vegas fit Eichel in at something over $12 million per season. He currently makes $10 ...

Jack Eichel could relate. That's how the Vegas Golden Knights' incumbent star felt when he saw Mitch Marner leave the Toronto Maple Leafs in a sign-and-trade to become his teammate.