Concerns have been raised for the past 3 days due to Leon Draisaitl not being present on the teams plane, before they headed on their road trip.
Draisaitl also missed the following days practice after enduring the collision shown below, and head coach Jay Woodcroft would refuse to comment if Draisaitl made the road trip or not.
Draisaitl would then miss the Oilers game against the Seattle Kraken, and now the worst is confirmed...
ESPN's Kevin Weekes has received information that Leon Draisaitl has suffered a core muscle strain.
A mild strain may heal within a few weeks. A more severe strain may take 6 weeks or longer.