Oilers Head Coach Reveals Troubling Details Regarding Players Who Missed Practice This Week

The Oilers are coming off a pretty decent-sized break, having 5 days between their last game and their upcoming one on Wednesday. The Oilers, on a 4 game-win streak, are seemingly turning their season around after a horrible start to the year.

After practice yesterday, though, head coach Kris Knoblauch addressed the media regarding the long break between games and revealed that some of his players were on the brink of breaking down from injury.

Obviously, this is pretty common for the NHL, and why they build in mini-breaks for players to recover, as the game can be a beating throughout the 82-game season.

Knoblauch is likely talking about Darnell Nurse and Evander Kane in his comments here, as both players missed practice yesterday. While they are not likely to miss time, its obvious from their absence and from Knoblauch's comments that they are playing through something that is aggravating. Both players returned to practice today.

We will see if the Oilers can continue their hot streak after their break.

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