As per Ryan Rishaug of TSN, Mattias Ekholm is perhaps executed for the season with the Edmonton Oilers. After leaving Friday’s sport versus the San Jose Sharks with a mysterious damage, updates on Saturday are that the difficulty is severe.
“Robust information for Oilers and Ekholm. Listening to there are additional checks to be executed, nevertheless it’s believed to be a severe damage that worst case situation could finish his season, finest case situation will hold him sidelined for fairly a while.”
That is clearly not excellent news for Edmonton, as Ekholm is arguably their most well-rounded defenseman and is essential to their success. Since his arrival in a commerce from the Nashville Predators, he’s been essential within the Oilers’ earlier playoff runs. If he’s out for the season, that’s an enormous blow to the group’s potential post-season run.
Ekholm Out is a Brutal Loss for the Oilers
When he’ll return just isn’t recognized, nevertheless it doesn’t sound like it will likely be within the first or second spherical, which means the Oilers must win with out him and advance towards some powerful competitors earlier than doubtlessly seeing Ekholm again within the lineup.
It now appears like an especially good play for the Oilers to accumulate Jake Walman on the commerce deadline. Had they not executed so, their blue line would have been severely depleted. The blue line might be Walman – and Evan Bouchard, Darnell Nurse and Troy Stetcher, plus Brett Kulak and Ty Emberson. The standing of John Klingberg for the playoffs is unclear.
The Oilers additionally misplaced Zach Hyman, however it’s not believed his damage is severe.
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