BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Buffalo Sabres top-line center Jack Eichel is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with a high ankle sprain on Wednesday.The Sabres provided the update hours after Eichel was hurt in the teams final practice before it opens the regular season hosting Montreal on Thursday.As of now, no timetable has been set for his return, the team posted on its Twitter account.Eichel was in front of the net when he got tangled up with a defenseman and his leg buckled beneath him .He lay on the ice and grabbed his leg in pain as the team circled around him. Eichel was unable to put any weight on his leg as teammates helped him off the ice.The injury occurred with less than 10 minutes remaining in practice, Bylsma said.Its the cusp and eve of starting a new season, one we are all looking forward too, and I think thats why it takes the wind out of the sails of the arena today, coach Dan Bylsma said.Eichel is key to the Sabres future after being selected with the No. 2 pick in the 2015 draft. He is coming off a solid rookie season in which he had 24 goals and 32 assists for 56 points in 81 games last year.Eichel played one year at Boston University and became the second freshman to win college hockeys top honor, the Hobey Baker Award.You expect to have to deal with injuries throughout the year, Bylsma said. Its one we are going to have to deal with, whatever the extent of the situation is. 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Already owning gold from competition in Vancouver in 2010, Loch posted a combined four-run time of 3:27.526. That included a track-record third run of 51.PHILADELPHIA -- Roy Halladay is moving closer toward a return to Philadelphia. If all goes well, Halladay could pitch again for the Phillies this season, and possibly beyond. Halladay, the two-time Cy Young Award winner, is set to take the next step in his return from shoulder surgery and will pitch a simulated game Saturday in Clearwater, Fla. Halladay threw 30 pitches in a bullpen session before Wednesdays game against the Chicago Cubs. Halladay said he was encouraged that his rehabilitation has gone well and hoped to pitch again this season. He had surgery on his right shoulder in May to repair a partially torn rotator cuff and remove a bone spur. He also has some fraying of the labrum. Because of the injury, Halladay pitched nothing like an ace and is 2-4 with an 8.65 ERA in seven starts this season. "Im not interested in coming back and pitching at the same level I was earlier this year," he said. "I want to come back and pitch at a high level." Halladay earned $20 million this season and is set to become a free agent. The Phillies entered Wednesday 10 games under .500 and are one of the biggest disappointments in baseball. Halladay, who threw a no-hitter in the 2010 playoffs, ssaid hed like to return to the Phillies in 2014.dddddddddddd "Quite obviously, its my first choice if everything goes the way I feel its going to go," he said. The 35-year-old right-hander said hes had no setback and was encouraged by his progress. There is no timetable for his return. "I want to make sure that when I start my rehab assignment, Im able to compete at a high level," he said. "I dont want to necessarily treat it as a spring training type of thing. I feel like Im getting close to that now, where I can compete that way. I want to go out and pitch in those games and compete the same way I would here, so I know where I stand." The Phillies won five straight division titles from 2007-2011, including the 2008 World Series. Halladay went 21-10 and threw a perfect game against the Marlins in his 2010, his first season in Philadelphia. Hes 201-104 with a 3.37 ERA in 15 seasons with Toronto and Philadelphia. He wants to finish strong and prove he can come close to regaining his ace form. "Im not worried about next year. I want to come back and pitch," he said. "I just want to come back and pitch and be a part of things, be effective." ' ' '