Jack Eichel tells Sabres GM he thinks he's the best player in the draft

Jack Eichel thinks highly of himself.

The Boston University standout, who is expected to be drafted by the Buffalo Sabres with the No. 2 selection in June's draft, wants general manager Tim Murray to know that he thinks he's the best player available and Murray won't regret selecting him.

Eichel, 18, will likely be drafted behind only Connor McDavid, and although Murray had his thoughts and dreams of drafting McDavid squashed when the Edmonton Oilers won the right to the first overall pick, the GM insists adding Eichel to the franchise won't be disappointing.

Buffalo finished the 2014-15 season in last place in the league with a record of 23-51-8 and is expecting to enter a major rebuild with Eichel as the prime candidate to leave the team into its new era.