GENE'S BLOG: Missing McDavid
In his latest blog, Gene Principe talks about the loss of McDavid due to injury for the next one to two weeks and the task for the rest of the Oilers roster to raise their game in the captain's absence Connor McDavid, the captain of the Edmonton Oilers, has been missing from the team due to a lower-body injury sustained on Saturday night. His Head Coach Jay Woodcroft believes it may be a muscular issue, but McDavid is in real pain. The injury was discovered during the game against Derek Ryan, Zach Hyman, and Leon Draisaitl. McDavid's lower body injury may not be fully accounted for, but it is believed to be related to an injury sustained by a muscle issue.
Published : 2 years ago by Gene Principe in Sports
It's Monday morning and I actually just leaned over and felt a little tweak or pinch in my lower back on the left side.
I've been having some issues with my lower back and sides for the last few weeks. I think it's mainly due to old age or aging. I can't remember being cross-checked, dragged down, knocked into a net, hooked, slashed, hit or anything else that should or could have caused this type of pain.
What I'm feeling might be sympathy pains, but what McDavid feels is real pain.
A muscular issue is what his Head Coach Jay Woodcroft said. I don't know for sure, and I guess we won't know for sure about Connor McDavid's lower-body injury which he suffered on Saturday night, but I first noticed it in the final couple of minutes when Derek Ryan hopped over the boards to join Zach Hyman and Leon Draisaitl.
Something wasn't right with the captain.
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