Eberle out 4-6 weeks with shoulder injury

[vicarious]

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/oilers-forward-jordan-eberle-out-with-shoulder-injury-1.3250595

The Edmonton Oilers announced Wednesday that forward Jordan Eberle will miss four to six weeks with a shoulder injury.
Eberle left Tuesday night's game against Arizona in the first period following a collision against the wall behind the Coyotes net.
He did not return.
Eberle, 25, was the Oilers' top scorer last season with 63 points(24 goals, 39 assists) in 81 games .
The Oilers begin their season Oct. 8 in St. Louis.

[keenan87]

Here start the excuses for why Edmonton will be terrible once again this season

[Bandwagon In Flames]

"Once Eberle comes back we'll be legitimate playoff contenders"

Is what many Oiler fans will be saying once the regular season begins and they go back to being cellar dwellers.

[saillias]

Boo-freaking-hoo. My twitter feed blows up with this story like it's the end of the world. He'll play in November then, sheesh

[dakeyras]

They'll be okay. McJesus will just have to be 14% more Jesusy which should be easy for the savior.

[troutman]

How will they replace his -16 contributions?

[Erick Estrada]

How will they replace his -16 contributions?

Easily replaced by double shifting Yakupov.

[Drak]

No good.

[undercoverbrother]

While I am never happy to see a player injured, it is hard to feel sorry for Mulletville.

[mrdonkey]

Well, there goes their Stanley Cup.

[Rick M.]

Auston Matthews, come on down!

[CaptainCrunch]

Well the Oilers top 6 might actually throw an occasional body check depending on who they put up there, and they're bound to be slightly better defensively depending on who they put up there.

This is a test of the young poorly built Oilers. The Flames survived a stretch without Gio, and we'll have to do the same without Brodie for a while.

Can the Oilers tread water?

Can McHolyTrinity play two spots on one line?

Can Batman escape from this exaggerated BBQ grill before the sun rises?

For the answers to these and other questions, tune in for the next exciting espisode.

Same Bat Time

Same Bat Channel.

[Hockeyguy15]

Great comment from TSN by beaumatters

No way we are battling out Toronto for Matthews. TO is a very experienced tanking organization.

[Ashasx]

That coming from a fan base that has picked first overall 67% of the time over the last six drafts?

[Locke]

Boo-freaking-hoo. My twitter feed blows up with this story like it's the end of the world. He'll play in November then, sheesh

They'll be eliminated by then.

[Poe969]

"the real reason McDavid didn't set any scoring records is because he didn't have Ebs on his wing to start the year"

[pylon]

No.

[neo45]

Best toe-drag to shot block ratio in the league. That won't be replaced easily

[Burke Salad]

Has Connor MacDavid confirmed this? Believe nothing until the fast food kid from the Simpsons confirms this!

[Hackey]

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