"Coach Lindy Ruff shed some light on the Buffalo Sabres' injury woes after Tuesday's season-ending loss to the Philadelphia Flyers and did not paint a pretty picture as to what the Sabres would have been forced to deal with had they advanced to play the Washington Capitals.

Ruff revealed the leg gash suffered by Jason Pominville in Game Five was serious, and that a tendon had been sliced. The winger needs surgery and the injury would have kept him sidelined 4-6 months had the injury happened during the regular season. Ruff also said center Tim Connolly would have been out six weeks with an undisclosed injury after taking Mike Richards' hit Sunday.

After leaving his postgame press conference, Ruff told a Toronto Sun reporter Pominville's injury was "the worst gash I've ever seen."

In addition, Rob Niedermayer's status would have been uncertain as he played just 12 minutes Tuesday after taking a hit from behind from Danny Briere, who earned only a two-minute penalty on the play."