Connor Brown’s injury creates new problems for Oilers Connor Brown left Thursday night’s game with an apparent lower-body injury, potentially adding to the ever-growing list of problems for the Edmonton Oilers.
Few could have predicted the Edmonton Oilers’ terrible start to the 2023-24 season.
Nothing has gone right so far, and Thursday night’s 4-3 home loss to the Dallas Stars only exacerbated the problem.
The loss left the Oilers with only five points, giving them the second-worst point total in the NHL.
Additionally, the team may have suffered another injury loss while playing against the Stars.
The Oilers have had injury issues this season, including Connor McDavid, Mattias Ekholm and Markus Niemelainen.
All three influenced the composition of the team in different ways.
Tough break for Brown Now the Oilers may be without Connor Brown.
He had to miss Thursday night’s game due to an apparent lower-body injury.
The injury appears to have occurred in the second period when Brown pushed through after a faceoff.
He did not return for the remaining games.
Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft was then unable to provide any further information about the nature of the injury.
Until there is an update from the organization, there will be speculation as to what the problem is and how serious it is.
Naturally, the question arises whether this problem is related to the 29-year-old’s previous anterior cruciate ligament injury.
He only appeared in four games last season after undergoing surgery.
More roster issues for the Oilers Brown has struggled to find his groove so far in 2023-24, made worse by the fact that he hasn’t scored a single point in his first nine games.
I’m letting you do it.
Either way, the timing of the obvious injury will be difficult for both the player and the team.
From the striker’s perspective, he only has to play one more game to activate his $3.
225 million bonus.
As for the Oilers, given their precarious situation, any absences could make them even more deficient.
Due to the tight salary cap, the Oilers only have 21 of the 23 available players on their roster.
(According to CapFriendly, they had just $382,760 in cap space at the time of publication.
) They are already without Matthias Janmark, but his situation is considered “day-to-day” rather than something more serious.
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Regardless of whether Brown is actually injured or not, he cannot be sent to the AHL while injured.
As a result, a scenario has emerged in which the Oilers only have 10 forwards and 17 outfield players available for Saturday’s home game against the Nashville Predators.
Admittedly, this is the worst-case scenario.
On the other hand, there’s a possibility that Janmark will return, and they could bring back someone from the AHL.
But until we know more about Brown’s injury, this would be another unexpected setback for an Oilers team that has struggled to get back on track.
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