This is exciting news for Eichel, Vegas and the Golden Knights fanbase, as Eichel could lace up the skates a soon as this week, as long as all goes well in the meeting between he, the club, his trainer and his surgeon. If everything goes according to plan, Eichel will be the first NHLer in history to return from an artificial disc replacement.
One area of focus for the Golden Knights will be how they're going to be able to afford squeezing Eichel in under the cap. Las Vegas Review-Journal's David Schoen mentioned that Vegas could be looking to aquire a player with a larger contract whose playing days are over to take full advantage of LTIR cap relief. Some examples of players that Vegas may target, per The Fourth Period, are Ben Bishop (DAL) and Ryan Kesler (ANA).