McDavid plagued by foot fracture in Round 1 loss
Key takeaways
- Knoblauch, speaking on Saturday in the club's final media availability of the season, added that forward Jason Dickinson had a similar injury, and that both battled "through a lot of pain" in the loss to the Ducks.
- Draisaitl spoke first and was asked if he was concerned about the direction that the Oilers were taking.
- "We didn't do a good enough job of properly winning games, and I don't like using the terminology of taking the regular season serious because we do," Draisaitl said.
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Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch revealed that captain Connor Mc David played through a fracture in the foot and ankle area during his team's six-game loss to the Anaheim Ducks in the first round of the Western Conference quarterfinals.
Knoblauch, speaking on Saturday in the club's final media availability of the season, added that forward Jason Dickinson had a similar injury, and that both battled "through a lot of pain" in the loss to the Ducks. "Obviously, it affected their play," the coach said. "But, [we have] a lot of admiration for them for wanting to be out there, and contributing as much as they did during the playoffs."
McDavid, who was a game-time decision for Game 5 in Edmonton before he ultimately took the ice with his teammates, also spoke on Saturday, telling reporters that "my advantage is my speed burst, you know, that quick step. I had none of that."