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.
Little has gone well thus far, and Thursday night’s 4-3 home loss to the Dallas Stars only exacerbated the problem.
The loss left the Oilers with just 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 had varying influences on the composition of the team.
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, speculation will continue as to what the problem is and how serious it is.
Naturally, the question arises whether this problem is related to his 29-year-old anterior cruciate ligament injury.
He only appeared in four games last season after undergoing surgery.
Brown has struggled to find his form so far in 2023/24, compounded by the fact that he hasn’t picked up a single point in his first nine games.
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 before his $3.
225 million bonus becomes available.
As for the Oilers, given their precarious situation, any absences could make them even more deficient.
Thanks to a tight salary cap, the Oilers only have 21 of his 23 available players on the 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, Brown cannot be sent to his AHL during that injury period.
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 also the possibility that Janmark could return, or they could bring someone back 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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