The Buffalo Sabres are expected to be without forward Jack Eichel for at least four to six weeks after sustaining - what was initially diagnosed as - a high ankle sprain, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie.
Related: Watch: Sabres' Eichel leaves practice with ankle injury after awkward fall
Eichel got tangled up with forward Zemgus Girgensons at practice on Weduring a drill in front of the net and took an awkward fall on his left ankle.
Sabres' Zemgus Girgensons on Jack Eichel injury: "I was just trying to get the puck, and we got tangled. He just fell awkward."
— John Vogl (@BuffNewsVogl) October 12, 2016
As per McKenzie, Eichel is seeing doctors and getting more imaging done to get a more definitive diagnosis. In turn he suggests that a more indepth diagnosis could reveal whether or not Eichel misses more time than the expected four to six weeks.
The injury is a huge blow as Eichel was slated to occupy the team's No. 1 center position.
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