A season ago, when lead defenceman Oscar Klefbom went down with a broken finger on Dec. 11, it was the beginning of a slide that would cost everyone their jobs.would go 6-12-0-3 in Klefbom’s absence, killing penalties at a 72.7 per cent clip. Edmonton picked up just 15 of a possible 42 points, the lack of blue-line depth was absolutely exposed. By the time Klefbom returned on Feb. 5, everything was over but for the firings.
So the question arises, are the Oilers better equipped to handle this loss in the 2019-20 season, than they were a season ago? Or are their already-slim playoff hopes dashed, even before Game 2 of head coach Dave Tippett’s first year at the helm? "Disappointing. Frustrating that it happens in the first game of the year," Tippett said. "Everyone’s going to have injuries, and we talk about it all the time: Injuiries aren’t an excuse for not winning. Somebody else has to take that spot and get the job done.
No surgery is required, but Larsson was immediately placed on Long Term Injured Reserve. Via Twitter, Edmonton announced Larsson would miss six-to-eight weeks, but if he’s healthy enough to return from this injury by the first week of December it’d be as if the Oilers won the lottery.have announced that defenceman Adam Larsson will be out of action for six to eight weeks with a fractured right fibula.
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