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The collective hearts of NHL fans and management stopped last night during the second period of the Edmonton Oilers‘ home game against the Philadelphia Flyers. NHL and Oilers prized jewel 2015 No. 1 overall selection in the June entry draft, Connor McDavid, fell to injury after he slid into the boards and was hit by two Flyers players. The Oilers may have gone on to win the game, 4-2, but they suffered a significant loss. The end result was McDavid not returning for the third period of the game, followed by quotes that McDavid had his arm in a sling and would be out for a while.
For the Oilers, this is a significant loss. After all, he is the pride and joy of the franchise and the biggest star to grace Alberta since ‘The Great One’ Wayne Gretzky. Up until last night, McDavid was definitely in consideration for the Calder Trophy, which of course is the awarded for the rookie of the year. He had played 13 games for the team and scored 12 points. So, more or less, he is a point a game player and that type of player will now be sorely missed.
The team has won five of their first 13 games and is currently sitting in fifth place in the Pacific Division. There are some tough games for the Oilers franchise in November with a home and home series against the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Chicago Blackhawks, compounded by divisional games against the Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks and the surprising Arizona Coyotes. It depends on the severity of his shoulder injury, but assuming McDavid is out for an extended time, one would have to think that the Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli would be burning up the phone lines and making inquiries to get the team some successful Band-Aid players to supplement the loss of the 19-year-old phenom.
No matter how you slice it, the Oilers suffered a significant loss last night with McDavid’s injury, and they need to be proactive with proposing trades to compete with the other powerhouse teams in the Western Conference.
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