The Vegas Golden Knights made one of the biggest offseason moves this summer, completing a sign-and-trade for Mitch Marner from the Toronto Maple Leafs . Marner will now join Jack Eichel on the top line. Eichel was the X-factor who helped the Golden Knights make it to the playoffs for the seventh time in the franchise's eight seasons of existence. A new X-factor will step up this year, as Vegas looks to win its second Cup since 2023.

Eichel took a massive step forward in his professional career in 2024-25. He was the second overall pick of the Buffalo Sabres in 2015 and had been a solid part of the franchise. His career high was 82 points in 2018-19, but he was more consistently a 50-60 point producer. The American center was traded to the Golden Knights during the 2021-22 season.

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