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Update for Oilers Regarding Connor McDavid’s Injury Scare
It is being reported after an injury scare to Connor McDavid that his issue is not too serious, which is good news for the Edmonton Oilers.
After a scare in Columbus, there is potentially positive news coming out of the game between the Edmonton Oilers and Columbus Blue Jackets. Connor McDavid left the game in the first period after being tripped and jamming his foot awkwardly into the boards. His shift lasted 37 seconds before he came off the ice and ultimately elected to go to the room. He did not return.
Ryan Rishaug of TSN is reporting, “Early word out of Columbus is that it’s nothing too serious with McDavid at this point.” Meanwhile, head coach Kris Knoblauch said after the Oilers’ 6-1 loss, “McDavid will be traveling back to Edmonton to get evaluated.” He won’t be going on the trip to Nashville with the team and the team will provide an update tomorrow. McDavid will not play against the Predators on Thursday night.
It’s still too soon to know what the issue is for McDavid. It was reported by the Oilers as a lower-body issue, but the severity of the injury was not revealed. That word it isn’t serious starts to surface, speculation is that McDavid and the Oilers being extra cautious.
This doesn’t mean that McDavid won’t miss time. Not too serious could be anything from a couple of games to McDavid just missing the final game of the road trip versus the Nashville Predators. It will take an official announcement from the team before that is likely determined.
The Oilers Could Have Used McDavid in the Game
The Oilers were out-shooting the Blue Jackets after two periods, but the Blue Jackets had a 4-0 lead in the game. Even if McDavid could have, he wasn’t likely to return in a game where the odds of making a comeback were slim if not non-existent. They ended up losing 6-1, barely breaking Elvis Merzlikins’ shutout bid in the last 26 seconds of the game.
The Oilers had several power plays in the game, in which it would have been helpful to have McDavid on the ice. The team was 0-for-5 at the end of the second period.
McDavid was certainly missed but the hope is that playing things cautiously means only a game or two that McDavid will miss. If he is out a few games, Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer says he believes it will be Noah Philp coming up from the AHL.
We’ll have more on his injury update as it becomes available.
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Kerry Dunn
October 29, 2024 at 6:32 am
He was NOT injured. He got tripped and went down. Got up, saw there was no call being made and you could SEE his attitude as he dismissively waved at the officials and skated to the bench.
Where he did the double-skate stop with NO problem, showing he was NOT injured.
And when the officials didn’t come to the bench to personally apologize to him – he left in a huff and went to the dressing room to pout.
Like he did after Game 7 when he wasn’t even man enough to go out and accept the Conn Smythe from his good buddy Bettman.
You ARE seeing glimpses of his TRUE character – IF you pay attention.