The NHL season is up and running and the injury bug has already hit hard. Buffalo Sabres star Jack Eichel is just one of many injury casualties. The young phenom was injured Wednesday at practice. He appeared to get tangled up with Zemgus Girgensons in front of the net. The collision left Eichel lying on the ice grabbing his left ankle in pain. Most people who get injured as a result of someone else’s behaviour use a personal injury lawyer to claim compensation for their pain, treatment, time off work etc. However, in sport it is not this simple. Off the ice, injuries that would leave one unable to get on with their job could be made more bearable and manageable with a long term disability insurance policy that can help to account for lost earnings.
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The injury dampers the excitement of opening the season this Thursday against the Montreal Canadiens. “You’re looking at one of your key players, one of your best players going down in pain on the ice,” head coach Dan Bylsma said. “It’s not a good thing. We’re going to let it calm down here and get it evaluated and see the extent of him turning his ankle there.” Buffalo confirmed Thursday morning that Eichel did suffer a left high-ankle sprain. The time table given by the team was weeks. It is speculated it could be up to six weeks.
Injury Updates:
Carey Price – Montreal – Flu – Will miss opener versus Buffalo. Speculation is that this may be more that the flu. Very odd to make starting determination two day out with the flu.
Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles – Lower body injury – Was injured Wednesday night versus the San Jose Sharks. This one looks long term.
Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – Concussion – Taking it day-to-day with no timetable for return. Scary situation with the amount of concussions that he has had.
Partice Bergeron – Boston – Lower body injury – day-to-day
Ryan O’Reilly – Buffalo – Back injury – day-to-day
Tyler Seguin – Dallas – Heel – day-to-day
Nick Bjugstad – Florida – Broken Hand – Long-term
Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida – Achilles Cut – Long-term
Marion Gaborik – Los Angeles – Broken Right Foot – Long-term injury sustained at World Cup.
Matt Murray – Pittsburgh – Broken Hand – day-to-day
Jayden Schwartz – St. Louis – Elbow – Long-term
Ryan Callahan – Tampa Bay – Hip – Long-term
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