Jack Eichel signed an eight-year, $108 million contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday. It has an average annual value of $13.5 million and begins with the 2026-27 season.

The 28-year-old center, who led the Golden Knights and was eighth in the NHL with a career-high 94 points (28 goals, 66 assists) in 77 games last season, is in the last of the eight-year, $80 million contract ($10 million AAV) he signed with the Buffalo Sabres on Oct. 3, 2017. Eichel could have become an unrestricted free agent after this season.

He and the Golden Knights play their season opener against the Los Angeles Kings at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday (10 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, TNT).

"For me, it's business as usual," Eichel told NHL.com at the NHL/NHLPA North American Player Media Tour on Sep

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