Breaking update on Calvin Pickard
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The Edmonton Oilers have issued an official injury update on Calvin Pickard.
As per sportsnet, Edmonton Oilers netminder Calvin Pickard had his night cut unexpectedly short on Saturday.
The 32-year-old goaltender was forced to leave Saturday's pre-season game against the Seattle Kraken in the first period after he was run into by teammate Noah Philip and crashed hard to the ice.
Pickard was replaced in net by Olivier Rodrigue. He did not return to the Oilers' bench for the second period.
The veteran netminder, who is expected to be the Oilers' primary backup this season, signed a two-year, $2 million extension with Edmonton in June.
As per the hockey news, After Calvin Pickard left Saturday night's game after a collision with Noah Philp, there were worries that a lengthy injury could throw a wrench into the team's plans. Thankfully, his injury doesn't seem to be too serious.
"We expect him to be back on the ice in a few days," head coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters after practice today.
"His neck is pretty sore, we're obviously being cautious, but he should be okay."
"We expect him to be back on the ice in a few days," head coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters after practice today.
"His neck is pretty sore, we're obviously being cautious, but he should be okay."
This is great news for Oilers enthusiasts who were hoping for a healthy prognosis concerning Pickard. It's never nice to see a player go down that hard - especially you're backup goaltender.
If Pickard were to miss the start of the regular season, the Oilers would've been in a tough spot cap-wise. They'd have had to carry three goalies with Pickard on the IR, meaning they'd have no room for a 13th forward.
source: The Hockey News - Yahoo!
Oilers Get Good News On Calvin Pickard Injury
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