New York Islanders' Cal Clutterbuck (15) passes the puck away from Buffalo Sabres' Jack Eichel (9) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)BUFFALO, N.Y. – Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury that is not yet considered season-ending.
Coach Ralph Krueger on Saturday was unable to provide a fixed timetable except to say Eichel is “out for the foreseeable future."
The update came after Eichel traveled to see a specialist over the past two days to further determine the severity of the injury.
He missed the first week of training camp after sustaining an upper-body injury during a pre-camp on-ice workout in Buffalo.
Eichel also missed two games last month with a lower-body injury.