The Buffalo Sabres announced Jack Eichel will miss the remainder of the season due to a herniated disc in his neck. He is expected to make a full recovery and be ready to play next season.
Nightmare season over for Jack Eichel
In early March, Eichel came up wincing in pain after a hit while playing the Islanders. “Jack went back to Buffalo early, still being assessed,” former coach Ralph Krueger told the media soon after. “He’ll be out minimum a week. We have an upper-body situation that needs some deeper analysis before we decide further.