Vegas releases a very concerning update on Jack Eichel

This just in, the Vegas Golden Knights have announced that forward Jack Eichel will be out long-term (week to week) while he recovers from an unspecified 'lower body' surgery.

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Eichel appeared to suffer an injury last week in his team's OT victory over the Boston Bruins. It appeared at first that Eichel simply suffered a broken skate, but he had to be helped to the team's dressing room by a team medical trainer.

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He's been out of the lineup ever since, missing the team's past two games.

The 27 year old center has 19 goals and 44 goals in 42 games so far this season and was named to the NHL All-Star Game earlier this month. In other words, this is a HUGE loss for the Golden Knights.

Eichel and the Knights are having another strong season in 2023-24, with a 25-14-5 record, good enough for second place in the NHL's Pacific Division just behind the league leading Vancouver Canucks.

More to come on this developing story.