By now, everyone who consider him or her self to be a Buffalo Sabres has heard the news: No. 2 center Jack Eichel suffered a high ankle sprain in practice Wednesday, and is out indefinitely.
Most people peg his timetable for a return at around 4-6 weeks, but ankle sprains are tricky – just ask Robin Lehner, who missed three months in 2015-16 due to such an injury and had to undergo surgery during the offseason to fully repair it.
Since there is a lot of speculation as to how long Eichel will be out right now, I will refrain from commenting on where I think the Buffalo Sabres will be once the 2016-17 regular season comes to an end.