The Buffalo Sabres really cannot catch a break this season, and apparently neither can Jack Quinn. On Monday it was announced that the second-year forward underwent surgery to correct a lower-body injury he sustained this past Saturday in San Jose. He’s expected to be out for a minimum of eight weeks.
Given that this comes just over a month after Quinn returned from missing nearly the entire first half, it would be a massive understatement to say the news is less than ideal. He’ll have to bide his time on the shelf once again while the Sabres, who have been gaining momentum as of late, will have to find a contingency plan.
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Suffice it to say that Quinn’s sophomore season has not gone to plan at all. After a strong rookie season in which he scored 14 goals and 37 points in 75 games, he ruptured an Achilles tendon while training last June and spent the following six months recovering. It was a bigger loss for than it may have seemed, as Quinn had established himself as a top-six forward and found success alongside his many young contemporaries. The Sabres used various prospects, most notably Zach Benson, in the interim but it was evident nevertheless that an important piece was missing.
The Ottawa native made his long-awaited return in December and helped give his team a spark with five goals and 12 points in 17 games in addition to excelling on the penalty kill. It helped the Sabres find some traction and they’ve played to a 7-4-0 record since the calendar flipped to 2024. However, as has been the trend all season, it proved to be short-lived.
The 22-year-old was injured in the third period on Saturday against the Sharks in San Jose as fell awkwardly after being shoved from behind by Tomas Hertl and needed assistance to get back to the bench. The exact nature of the ailment is unclear but The Buffalo News stated that, though to the same leg, it’s not related to the Achilles injury and there’s no knee damage (from “Sources: Sabres winger Jack Quinn undergoes surgery on lower-body injury”, The Buffalo News, 1/29/2024).
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While that’s a smidgeon of good news, the prognosis is by no means great. Quinn will be out until the end of March at the earliest and that’s assuming that his recovery goes as optimally as possible. There’s a chance…
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