This has not been a good week for the Edmonton Oilers. More losses, more COVID protocol additions, trade concerns, and coaching questions highlight a few days that have everyone wondering what comes next for the team, its players and management.
The sky appears to be falling but as forward Zack Kassian said, “There will be highs and lows in a year. We had a real high to start and now we are in the lows of low. I’m confident we will get out of it. It has taken longer than we’d like… we just need to find a way to win the first one and go from there.”
11 Placed In COVID Protocol
According to the Oilers official website, the team has placed 11 people in COVID protocol, including five players and six members of the support staff. While names like Connor McDavid, Derek Ryan and Tyson Barrie were already on the list, the following players have been added:
Kailer YamamotoEvan BouchardSlater KoekkoekBrendan PerliniIlya Konovalov
As for what this means for the scheduled game against…
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