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Hecht Concussed

January 24, 2012, 3:19 PM ET [370 Comments]
GARTH'S CORNER
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6:46pm:

Uncle! Enough!

Kevin Snow of sabres.com is reporting that Jochen Hecht has a concussion and is out of the lineup tonight.


Hecht practiced in Amherst yesterday and skated this morning in Newark. He began to feel symptoms after today's skate and was sent to the doctors for an evaluation.

This is the third concussion that Hecht has suffered in the past twelves months.


I'm not a neurologist, and I don't play one on TV. However, I'd have to say that we've seen the last of Jochen Hecht in a Sabres sweater. He's due to become a UFA on July 1. He's in the final year of his deal that is paying him $3,525,000 this season.


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Not all is doom and gloom in Pegulaville.

Happy 21st birthday, Zack Kassian.

You are now an AHL All Star.

Kassian will replace his teammate and badass brother, Brayden McNabb, at the AHL All Star Game in Atlantic City this weekend. McNasty is still recovering from a concussion.

Kassian has 21 points in 25 games played in Rochester this season. He has another 6 in 18 games played in Buffalo. He also ranks tied for third on the team in goals and fifth in assists despite appearing in fewer games than each of the teams’ top six scorers, and is tied for the team-lead with eight power play points (2+6).

Nice first season of pro hockey thus far for Kassian.







The Sabres presently sit in 15th place in the East, ten points out of 8th place. I'm hearing that the Sabres will recall Kassian at some point in February to reward him for the impressive season that he is having in the AHL as well as in the NHL.

Organizationally, the team has to determine in the next little while whether they will be buyers or sellers at the NHL trade deadline. If they decide to move out players with expiring contracts like Boyes ($4 million), Gaustad ($2.3 million), and Hecht ($3,525,000 million), that will create a roster spot for Kassian in Buffalo. It will also allow the Sabres another opportunity to see their organizational prospects play meaningful minutes in the national league. This will allow the team to further evaluate Foligno, Tropp, and Whitmore. It will also give the youngsters confidence in their individual games that they can apply to the Amerks playoff push later this Spring.




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