Hockey insider Frank Seravalli reveals the amount of games McDavid will miss
Daily Faceoff's hockey pundit Frank Seravalli has just provided some clarity on the Connor McDavid situation, reporting that the Oilers captain is going to miss at least eight games.
According to hockey insider Frank Seravalli on Daily Faceoff LIVE, additional imaging is required to confirm the severity of McDavid's injury. If things aren't too bad, he could be in for a multi-week absence, like Aleksander Barkov of the Florida Panthers, who finally returned to play after eight games out of the lineup. This, according to Seravalli, would be the best-case scenario.
Although Frank Seravalli is a highly respected insider, he's been known to flub a few of his estimates in the past.
Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch indicated in a post game interview that McDavid would head back to Edmonton to get further testing done. This will include extensive medical imaging and physiotherapy treatment . The rest of the Oilets will continue the remainder of the four-game road trip with an upcoming game in Nashville against the struggling Predators.
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All eyes are now on fellow superstar Leon Draisaitl to carry the torch in McDavid's absence. Although having Connor McDavid out for 8 games is a significant blow, the Oilers have proven to be successful without him the past.
With the squad currently sitting below .500, the core players need to pull up their pants in order to remain competitive in a tight pacific division.
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