Breaking News: Jack Eichel Undergoes Successful Artificial Disk Replacement

According to the Vegas Golden Knights, Jack Eichel underwent a successful Artificial Disk Replacement Surgery on November 12th.

Statement from the Golden Knights on Jack Eichel’s successful surgery. #VegasBorn pic.twitter.com/BcLlX2FEfj
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) November 12, 2021

He will now begin what many have speculated will be a three to five-month recovery process. Eichel was recently traded to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for forwards Peyton Krebs, Alex Tuch, a 2022 3rd round pick, and a conditional 2021 1st round pick. The trade ended an eight-month saga between Eichel and the Sabres over a disagreement on the surgery Eichel should get.

Eichel recently said in an interview with Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman that he had asked for a trade when the Sabres didn’t make the 2020 NHL Playoff bubble. He did this to help speed up the rebuild process after hearing the Sabres were going into a rebuild again. The Eichel trade was the last of three big moves Buffalo made during the off-season. The other two were Sam Reinhart to the Florida Panthers and Rasmus Ristolainen to the Philadelphia Flyers.

Update

Jack Eichel tells me surgery went well..is leaving the hospital in 15 minutes..Dr. Chad Prusmack told Eichel the disc he took out was a mess..he took some extra time & couldn’t have been more Precise and happy. Eichel: “I honestly feel really good. I just went for a walk.”
— BucciOT.Com (@Buccigross) November 12, 2021