Positive Update for Oilers Regarding McDavid’s Injury Scare

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 being back when the Oilers take on 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.

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.