Blues provide injury update to forward after scary collision with McDavid
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In a game that will mostly be celebrated for the Oilers honoring Ryan Nugent-Hopkin's 1000th NHL game, it will also be remembered for an injury that could have gone very badly for the player involved.
Skater rushed off ice with unidentified injury
Oilers' Connor McDavid and Blues' Oskar Sundqvist got tangled up at the Oilers blue line about eight-minutes into the 3rd-period.
What appeared minor at first, it was apparent shortly after that it was very serious. Sandqvist was rushed off the ice with assistance from his teammates, to be examined by the team doctor.
We've seen many past incidents where a player was seriously cut by a skate blade.
"Luckily it did not touch his Achilles," said St. Louis coach Jim Montgomery after the game. "So it's just going to be now, how long he's out, it's day-to-day... We know the cut was deep, I don't know how long that takes until he's back and has the flexibility in his ankle without hurting the cut."
However, it wasn't the only incident in which a player on the ice left the game. Kasperi Kapanen also was removed due to injury, after colliding into the boards because of a rut in the ice.
Kapanen did not return, which is quite disconcerting, given he'd already missed 36 games this season.
It's rather unfortunate that he should have to miss any more games because of how well he's been playing, scoring goals and giving the Oilers a spark.
Coach Kris Knoblauch informed reporters last night that Kapanen's injury seems more day-to-day than long-term, as was reported by Edmonton Hockey Daily after the shutout win.
Oilers fans will take that for now.
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JANVIER 19|699 ANSWERS Blues provide injury update to forward after scary collision with McDavid How important is Kasperi Kapanen to the Oilers? | ||
| very important | 316 | 45.2 % |
| important | 323 | 46.2 % |
| does his job well, not important | 53 | 7.6 % |
| None of the above | 7 | 1 % |
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