Jack Eichel to Vegas (2021)

Sabres trade Jack Eichel to the Golden KnightsNov 4, 2021

Vegas Golden Knights receive

• PJack EichelFormer No. 2 overall pick and Sabres captain, traded amid the dispute over his neck surgery. Won the 2023 Stanley Cup with Vegas; still a Golden Knight as of 2026-07-02.
• CConditional 2023 3rd-round pick: conveyed only if Vegas's 2022 1st landed outside the top ten. Converted when Vegas did not win either 2022 lottery drawNo. 77 overall, 2023: Mathieu Cataford (C), selected by Vegas.

Buffalo Sabres receive

• PAlex TuchTop-six winger and Syracuse-area native; became a core Sabre.Sign-and-traded to Washington on 2026-06-24.Traded again later in this tree
• PPeyton Krebs2019 first-round pick; remains with Buffalo (RFA) as of 2026-07-02.
• CVegas's 2022 1st-round pick, top-10 protected; if it had landed in the top ten it would have become an unprotected 2023 1st and the 2nd would have slid to 2024. Conveyed in 2022No. 16 overall, 2022: Noah Ostlund (C), selected by Buffalo.
• CVegas's 2023 2nd-round pick (conditional at the time of the trade)Became No. 64 overall, 2023.Flipped by Buffalo to Minnesota on 2023-03-03 for Jordan Greenway; Minnesota selected Riley Heidt at No. 64.Traded again later in this tree

↳Alex Tuch was moved in the next deal

Sabres sign-and-trade Alex Tuch to the CapitalsJun 24, 2026

Washington Capitals receive

• PAlex TuchAcquired in the Eichel trade (tree asset). Dealt a week before he could hit unrestricted free agency; signed an eight-year, $84M ($10.5M AAV) contract with Buffalo, then was traded to Washington as part of the sign-and-trade.

Buffalo Sabres receive

• PDavid KampfCenter.
• D2027 3rd-round pick (originally San Jose's, held by Washington)Still unused; the 2027 draft has not been held as of 2026-07-02.

↳Vegas's 2023 2nd-round pick (conditional at the time of the trade) was moved in the next deal

Sabres flip the Vegas 2023 2nd (Eichel-trade pick) to Minnesota for Jordan GreenwayMar 3, 2023

Minnesota Wild receive

• DVegas's 2023 2nd-round pick (acquired in the Eichel trade, tree asset)No. 64 overall, 2023: Riley Heidt (C), selected by Minnesota.
• DBuffalo's own 2024 5th-round pick. Not an Eichel-tree asset; outcome not traced

Buffalo Sabres receive

• PJordan GreenwayPower forward.Traded to Chicago with Bowen Byram on 2026-06-23.Traded again later in this tree

↳Jordan Greenway was moved in the next deal

Sabres trade Bowen Byram and Jordan Greenway to Chicago for the No. 4 pick, No. 45 and Louis CrevierJun 23, 2026

Chicago Blackhawks receive

• PJordan GreenwayEichel-tree asset (acquired for the Vegas 2023 2nd).
• PBowen ByramDefenseman coming off a career-high 42-point season. Not an Eichel-tree asset; included for completeness.

Buffalo Sabres receive

• PLouis CrevierDefenseman.
• DChicago's 2026 1st-round pick, No. 4 overallBuffalo selected Daxon Rudolph (D, Prince Albert) at No. 4.
• D2026 2nd, No. 45 overall (originally NYI, held by Chicago)Became No. 45 overall, 2026.Flipped by Buffalo to Anaheim on 2026-06-26 in the Olen Zellweger trade; Anaheim selected Jayden Kurtz at No. 45.Traded again later in this tree

↳2026 2nd, No. 45 overall (originally NYI, held by Chicago) was moved in the next deal

Sabres flip No. 45 and Anton Wahlberg to Anaheim for Olen ZellwegerJun 26, 2026

Anaheim Ducks receive

• D2026 2nd, No. 45 overall (originally NYI, via Chicago in the Byram/Greenway trade; tree asset)Anaheim selected Jayden Kurtz (D) at No. 45.
• PAnton WahlbergForward prospect. Not an Eichel-tree asset; included for completeness.

Buffalo Sabres receive

• POlen ZellwegerYoung offensive defenseman.

Verified via live fetches on 2026-07-02: NHL.com and team releases, ESPN, Wikipedia draft-page trade notes (raw wikitext downloaded for the 2022, 2023 and 2026 drafts). Condition mechanics per the Wikipedia 2022/2023 notes and ESPN: the 2022 1st was top-10 protected (had it landed top 10 it would have become an unprotected 2023 1st with the 2nd sliding to 2024), and Buffalo's 3rd to Vegas conveyed in 2023 only because the 1st conveyed in 2022. Jack Eichel remains with Vegas and Peyton Krebs remains with Buffalo (an RFA) as of 2026-07-02. Date note: the Byram/Greenway trade is recorded as June 23, 2026 by Sportsnet and Wikipedia's trade note, while the team releases ran June 24; June 23 is used here. Non-tree assets that appear inside follow-up nodes for completeness: Bowen Byram, Anton Wahlberg, and Buffalo's own 2024 5th sent to Minnesota (its outcome was not traced). Scope rule: re-traded tree assets get linked nodes; onward hops of non-tree assets are not traced.