Kane was brought to hospital for precautionary reasons after crashing into the end boards last night. Further evaluation revealed that Kane cracked three ribs and he will be out for “weeks” according to head coach Dan Bylsma. This is a tough blow for the Sabres, who will already be without Jack Eichel for what appears to be 6-8 weeks.
Kane slid hard into the end-boards during the Sabres’ season opener on Thursday and was taken to hospital for further evaluation and precautionary measures. It has been a tough start to the year for Sabres, who are already without Jack Eichel for at least a few weeks and both Kyle Okposo and Dmitry Kulikov are day-to-day.
Kane will miss the next 3-4 weeks with an upper-body injury, so his first season with the Sabres is over. Kane has 20 goals and 15 assists (35 points) in 65 games. With Kane out, Hudson Fasching is expected to play a bigger role with the Sabres.
Kane suffered an upper-body injury in the second period of Monday’s loss in Detroit and likely won’t play tonight in Pittsburgh. If Kane isn’t able to play, look for Cal O’Reilly to get back in the Sabres lineup.
Kane was a healthy scratch on Tuesday after missing Monday’s practice but he will be back in the lineup on Friday. Kane has three goals in his last two games and he has picked up six goals on 45 shots (13.3 shooting%) in his last eight games.
Kane missed Tuesday’s practice and the Sabres have listed him as day-to-day. Kane has played just three games since returning from a knee injury and at this time there is no word whether or not he re-aggravated that injury. He is in danger of missing Wednesday’s game, but monitor his status during the morning skate.
Kane has been out since October 24th but it looks like he will be back tonight vs. the Blues. Kane had one goal and two assists in eight games with the Sabres and it looks like he will skate on the Sabres’ second line with Jack Eichel and Tyler Ennis.
Kane has been out since October 24th with a knee injury but he has a chance to play on Thursday. Monitor his status during tomorrow’s morning skate.
Kane has been sidelined since October 24th with an MCL injury but returned to the ice on Tuesday. Kane is three weeks into a 4-6 week timetable, so it looks as if he is on pace to return at the front-end of that timetable.
Kane will miss at least one month with an MCL injury that he suffered on Saturday. His knee buckled on what looked like a harmless hit in the Sabres loss to the Devils. Kane has had a hard time staying healthy early in his NHL career and now he will be out until at least late-November.
Kane suffered what appeared to be a bad knee injury on Saturday, so it is not surprising that he was not at practice this morning. Expect an update on Kane’s status later in the day.
Kane left after a hit where his knee appeared to buckle. Kane had to be helped off of the ice and it did not look good. The Sabres did not have an update on Kane’s status after the game, but early indications suggest that he will miss some time.
Kane, 23, is out for the season after undergoing shoulder surgery earlier in the week. He is in the third year of a six-year deal with a $5.25M cap-hit. He is a dynamic, goal-scoring winger who will be a nice piece for the Sabres as they continue their rebuild. Kane has 109 goals and 113 assists (222 points) in 361 games in his first six seasons in the NHL. He makes for a nice keeper option, because you could see him on the wing with Connor McDavid next season.
Despite all the trade rumours surrounding Kane, this shoulder surgery will likely slow the rumours down. However a team that is out of the playoff race that may be interested in him, might be wise to make a move for him now. His value will be slightly lower and hey, it will help them lose games and get Connor McDavid.
The Jets medical staff elected it is best for Kane to undergo season ending shoulder surgery. There is no word on when Kane will undergo the surgery, but the expected recovery time is 4-6 months. It looks like he has played his final game in a Jets uniform.
