Player Discussion Connor McDavid Part III | UPD: Will Play Tuesday!!!!!

[lakai17]

Being younger he will heal quite faster so he will be easily ready to go late first week of January, definitely the second week but management will make sure its the middle of January knowing he is the Oilers future.

At least he will be in great skating condition when he enters the lineup once again. A definite bonus.

 

[McBigYak]

Numerous reporters,analysts and insiders to the team(just from me hearing interviews on NHL on Sirius) say at the earliest he will be back is during their final 3 game road trip before the all star break. They also say if he cannot start the road trip and play all three, they will just sit him until after just so he can have that extra time during the break

I hope that's not the case, but where there's smoke there's fire and I have heard this 5-6 times in the last week. I think guys who are thinking first week of January will be disappointed, including myself.

 

[TheRebuild]

After the Flames game. Flames will only try to injure him again.

Every team in the league is going to have some ****** bag on it who'll try and prove he has value by targeting a skill player like McDavid.

 

[rasarhdasd]

I have a hard time believing that after already skating for ~2 weeks he still needs basically another month before he returns.

 

[NewBoysClub97*]

The Oilers are smarter this yearyear with the media. They are probably just telling anybody who asks a further timeline than they think so they don't get anybody expectations up.

 

[Arpeggio]

Yeah I don't see how he can be skating and shooting now and still need another month to recover.

Not to mention that pretty much every step of the way the Oilers have lied to us about his progress. Reports were that he was skating, word from the team is he's not. Then we find out he's been skating for two weeks. They tell us he's not shooting, fans report that he is, next night there's video out of him shooting.

I don't think we're going to get a straight answer out of the team until the day that he's absolutely ready to come back.

 

[Vanqu1sh]

sometime during the homestand is my guess

 

[Bryanbryoil]

I'd guess 2 weeks or less.

 

[nabob]

I have a hard time believing that after already skating for ~2 weeks he still needs basically another month before he returns.

Well he doesn't skate with his clavicle.

 

[McHaNugYakEbNurDra]

Well he doesn't skate with his clavicle.

Ugg, if he's leaving it on the bench while he skates, his return is ever further away than expected!

 

[t0nedeff]

There is literally no reason to give a date. I mean Klefbom was expected back for Mondays game and when he didn't I and probably most Oiler fans were disappointed and annoyed.

 

[lakai17]

They won't tell the media I agree and why should they. It's the doctors and medical staff decision and it will be a surprise to some people when they do announce his return.

Look at the points he put up with this pathetic team and compare him to the rookies under the age of 22 and we're allowed to be excited as Oiler fans come January. The agony without him on the team.

 

[PBandJ]

Hopefully they take as long as needed.

This org already has a bad rep for rushing players back from injury.

 

[McGoMcD]

The bottom line is they will wait until the doctors give the go ahead, I can't imagine that will be in another month. As mentioned, how has he been skating for 2 weeks. I mean even skating could mean he falls, or slides into the boards. So it already shows the doctors see he is mostly healed.

 

[Tyrolean]

Yeah I don't see how he can be skating and shooting now and still need another month to recover.

Not to mention that pretty much every step of the way the Oilers have lied to us about his progress. Reports were that he was skating, word from the team is he's not. Then we find out he's been skating for two weeks. They tell us he's not shooting, fans report that he is, next night there's video out of him shooting.

I don't think we're going to get a straight answer out of the team until the day that he's absolutely ready to come back.

Masters of misinformation.

 

[shoop]

Well he doesn't skate with his clavicle.

So he should have been on the ice the day after he was injured?

 

[Stoneman89]

This isn't Chia's first rodeo. He knows how to manipulate and massage the media. He'll feed them what he wants to feed them and nothing else to get them off his back. I think McD's return date is going to surprise a lot of people.

 

[Aceboogie]

No benefit to announcing hell be back early and then not deliver.

As in the business world:

Its better to under promise and over deliver then over promise and under deliver

 

[McDeathbyCheerios*]

This isn't Chia's first rodeo. He knows how to manipulate and massage the media. He'll feed them what he wants to feed them and nothing else to get them off his back. I think McD's return date is going to surprise a lot of people.

Yep. They rather surprise everyone with a quicker recovery then promise them something they can't guarantee.

 

[Matt Ryan]

I'd guess 2 weeks or less.

Hope he'd back for the sharks game on the 14th. Got some cheap tickets ($30!)

 

[McSuper]

Here is a video on McDavid shooting now . He looks good for stick handling

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...ack-skating-with-oilers/?row=0&row_id=1617477

 

[MCDAVIDISH]

I hope they rush McDavid back for boxin day.

 

[MinimaMoralia]

It'll be good to see him play, regardless of when he returns.
With Crosby seemingly taking this season off, McDavid can be the hero this league deserves. Bring a few stadiums to their feet, rattle some rafters.

 

[Arpeggio]

I feel like I've forgotten that the Oilers have this kid on their team. That video reminds you that McDavid is going to be special, he's going to bring the house down once he gets back into the swing of things.

 

[Mav3rick07]

Heading into the Christmas break and looking like we're no more than a month away from getting McDavid back, I must say I'm happy, surprised and content that we're only three points back of a playoff spot.


If we can stay within the 3-5 points from a playoff spot until McDavid returns then we're good. We've played .500 hockey since Connor went down, that's pretty impressive if you ask me. I honestly thought once he went down that we were ****ed.