Oct. 29: McDavid has left the Oilers’ road trip and is returning to Edmonton for further evaluation, head coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters, including Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, after yesterday’s 6-1 loss to the Blue Jackets. He’ll miss Thursday’s game against the Predators and should be considered highly doubtful for Sunday’s Battle of Alberta matchup.
Oct. 28: Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid has left tonight’s contest against the Columbus Blue Jackets and will not return due to a lower-body injury (Twitter link). McDavid appeared to be tripped up by Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski at the Columbus blue line and looked as though he jammed his left leg into the boards as he slid the length of the defensive zone and into the corner.
McDavid attempted to continue his shift but appeared to be uncomfortable putting any weight on his left leg. He quickly ended his shift and skated gingerly towards the Oilers bench before leaving down the tunnel and back to the dressing room. The incident happened on McDavid’s first shift of the game, and he did not play again. His total ice time for the evening was 37 seconds.
There was no penalty on the play, although the video of the incident isn’t the best angle to see whether Werenski tripped McDavid or he caught an edge before falling. In any event, it’s extremely bad luck for McDavid and the Oilers as they are still trying to find their game after a slow start to the season. The club can ill afford to lose McDavid for any length of time as the forward scoring has been non-existent early in the season outside of McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.
McDavid has points in seven of his first nine games coming into tonight, but he hasn’t been able to find that next gear, posting just three goals and seven assists in ten games. The Oilers will go as far as McDavid and Draisaitl can take them, meaning that his return is a must for a club with Stanley Cup aspirations.
Honestly! Between the Oilers blueline, And the goaltending, They are not even close to a cup.
If Skinner and Bouchard are actually be concerned for 4 nations . Canada will be lucky to not finish last. Americans are clearly best team. It is not just goalies.
‘concerned’?
Considered
Ouch, too bad hate the oilers but McJesus is thrilling to watch vs any team but mine
The hate is strong in here.
Not a single team wouldn’t take McDavid, nor their fan base, in a second if he were made available. But as an Oiler he’s soft, weak, got a vag, ect.
As a fan of the game first, and a fan of other teams other than the Oilers as well. Get soon 2020’s Gretzky. My Panthers are still going well without having their cpt for 8 games. Oilers should be able to do the same.
Etc is the correct abbreviation for et cetera. Also they do have a vag