BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Calling his season-opening injury a bad bounce, Sabres franchise center?Jack Eichel said he is trying to be patient while recovering from a high-ankle sprain.More than anything, its disappointing. You trained all summer, and youre just so excited for the season to get going, Eichel told reporters Friday inside the Sabres dressing room. Bad bounce. But its part of the game. Its something you have to deal with and deal with the right way.Eichel could be heard screaming in pain as he fell to the ice Wednesday morning near the end of practice, on the eve of the Sabres season-opening 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.Just felt my body kind of fall on top of my ankle and not go the way it should, said Eichel. Bad bounce, but hockey is a physical game, and injuries are part of it. More than anything, its how you handle it and how you return.The Sabres also lost first-line winger Evander Kane in Thursdays game after he slammed violently into the end boards. 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