Two players missing from practice yesterday, should fans be concerned?
The Oilers are enjoying a much needed 5 day break after a busy schedule, but a few members of the squad were missing from yesterday's practice.
The Edmonton Oilers have been plagues with injuries all season long, but now, the flu bug seems to be impacting the team.
According to Daniel Nugent-Bowman of the Athletic, neither Oiler missed practice for overly concerning reasons. Kasperi Kapanen was sorting immigration papers, and Derek Ryan was dealing with something that seems to have struck the whole team - and illness.
-Liam McCormick Oilers Daily
Although Kasperi Kapanen's absence from practice was due to immigration reasons, the fact that Derek Ryan is sick is somewhat concerning for the team.
Before the Oilers played the New York Rangers on Saturday, Evan Bouchard was listed as a 50/50 game-time decision, and that was correlated to the flu circulating in the Oilers dressing room.
With that being said, the Oilers hit the road later this week, with their first ever game against Utah HC happening on Friday.
Utah HC is coming off a nail-biting 3-2 overtime victory against the Montreal Canadiens last night, and hopefully the team shakes off their flu symptoms before then.
-Liam McCormick
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NOVEMBRE 27 | 151 ANSWERS Two players missing from practice yesterday, should fans be concerned? Do you think any Edmonton Oilers will be sick on Friday? | ||
| Yes | 66 | 43.7 % |
| No | 85 | 56.3 % |
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