Things are going from bad to hellishly worse for the Buffalo Sabres, as superstar forward Jack Eichel left Saturday's game in the first period and will not return.
Eichel got tangled up with Boston Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk behind Boston's net and went down awkwardly.
Hope Eichel is okay, this didn’t look good pic.twitter.com/sTkAmK7pnb
— Marina Molnar (@mkmolnar) February 11, 2018
Eichel left at the 6:52 mark and wasn't seen on the Sabres' bench for the start of the second. The team later announced he wouldn't return.
Buffalo is out of playoff contention, but an injury of any severity to Eichel would be the proverbial nail in its coffin, as he currently leads the team in goals and assists with 22 and 31, respectively.
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