Harrington is right! - Really
http://buffalonews.com/2018/02/11/mike-harrington-caution-is-the-right-approach-with-eichel/
The end of the previous playoff edition of the Sabres came the day Lucic ran Miller and the Sabres did nothing.
In the last few games Okposo, Reinhart and Eichel were hit on less then honest plays and no one responded. Jack's former teammate, Grzelcyk, who hit both Reinhart and Jack should have been run through the boards by Nolan or someone else. I'm not advocating violence, but until the team learns to win they need to learn not to get pushed around. You can argue that they "showed" the Bruins by beating them without their best player, but that isn't a long term message. Standing up for yourself is. Also it isn't like the Bruins don't have a history of cheap shotting the Sabres (and not getting a response). Lucic on Miller, Boychuk on Vanek in the playoffs and now Grzelcyk on Reinhart and Eichel. If we aren't going to protect our best players, then we are doomed.
Also don't tell me he wasn't trying to hurt Jack or Sam. Maybe he wasn't, be he showed reckless disregard for another player, not once but twice in the same game.