Jack Eichel **** high ankle sprain

[Brawndo]

:censored:  :censored:  :censored:  :censored:

 

Probably best to just shut him down for the year. I don't see a point in bringing him back for 5 games or whatever it would be at the end.

Yep

[Randall Flagg]

Better than a knee. Still . 

you hockey gods, you Boston, . 

 

Keep up the good work Sabres, please. Don't let this deflate you like it did last year. 

Unfortunately, my interest in even thinking about this team has completely disappeared.

[Drunkard]

Time for Reinhart to get another shot at center with better wingers. Maybe his new found confidence will allow him to step up this time around.

[Robviously]

Another high ankle sprain, this time on the other leg. We'll see him in late March at the earliest, but very easily he's out for the rest of the season. I am NOT saying he's injury prone, but he definitely could beneift from more focused leg strengthening rehab between now and October.

I was wondering if it was the same leg. Happy that it's not a recurring injury on the same leg.

[nucci]

Team starting to play better...Eichel hurt and Kane will be traded...Great.

[dudacek]

I don’t see any positives or silver linings to this at all.

[2 minuter för grovbearbetn]

I don’t see any positives or silver linings to this at all.

 

Best I got: torn knee ligaments are cumulative. As far as I know, high ankle sprains are not. 

[Formerly Allan in MD]

High sprains can be very tricky.  May be best to shut him down for the season.  I don't think it'll negatively impact our rush to the playoffs.

[Stoner]

It does add to the sense that the franchise was built over an ancient Indian burial ground.

[dudacek]

The last 30 games needed to be like the past 10 - proof that playing Phil’s way is putting them on the right path.

It’s going to be very hard to win games without the player contributing the highest percentage of offence to his team in the entire NHL.

A real morale-buster.

[spndnchz]

It does add to the sense that the franchise was built over an ancient Indian burial ground.

Bruins home game dude.

[SarasotaSabre]

Best I got: torn knee ligaments are cumulative. As far as I know, high ankle sprains are not. 

 

just curious, what do you mean by "cumulative" in the context of torn knee ligaments?

[dejeanerret]

I was just looking at his stats a few days back saying how he's about to break out and reach career highs for goals and assists after missing games last year thinking to myself "imagine if he got hurt and was lost to the season now?"

 

Unbelievable.  The guy can't catch a break.

[2 minuter för grovbearbetn]

just curious, what do you mean by "cumulative" in the context of torn knee ligaments?

 

Last I knew you can only scope a knee so many times. 

[TrueBlueGED]

I don’t see any positives or silver linings to this at all.

Well, it helps me beat my sister in fantasy this week.

 

*ducks*

[Stoner]

Bruins home game dude.

I am aware. That's why I put franchise in there.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

It does add to the sense that the franchise was built over an ancient Indian burial ground.

 

:flirt:

 

Cool.  I've always wanted to tour the sub-continent.

 

RACIST!!

 

;)

[bunomatic]

Is there a silver lining ? Its not a knee its an ankle. He could be done for the season. He could be back. Hopefully they're being overly cautious and it'll play out that its not as serious. Not sure how to take this. Remove the engine from your car it don't run too good. Stallin for Dahlin.

[Thorner]

I don’t see any positives or silver linings to this at all.

There are none. Our franchise player has now suffered major injuries in 2 of his first 3 seasons, damaging not one, but both of his ankles. Which he uses to skate, of course.

 

It’s completely terrible.

[Brawndo]

Housley says there’s a possibility Eichel returns sooner than not. Early timeline is 4-6 weeks #Sabres 

 

Per Yerdon

[Thorner]

Housley says there’s a possibility Eichel returns sooner than not. Early timeline is 4-6 weeks #Sabres 

Per Yerdon

Same timeline as last time. Missed 21 games, there’s 27 left in the season.

[Brawndo]

“We’ve got a lot to prove this season.” Housley says to @ByMHarrington’s question about why not shutting down Eichel for the season

[Crusader1969]

I don’t see any positives or silver linings to this at all.

Isn't coming in last and guaranteeing you one of the big 4 draft picks, provIding Jack help next season, not at least a sliver of positive?

 

Still sucks though, watching him play made the games at least bearable. Now.... just get me to the lottery.

[CallawaySabres]

Tome for O'Reilly to make his mark.

[Brawndo]

It will be interesting to see how the point projections change with Eichel out.