McDavid’s Lower-Body Blip Keeps Oilers Holding Their Breath

Connor McDavid is listed day to day with a lower-body injury, and that is the kind of update that turns every Oilers room into a silent phone call. The label is light, but around this league, “day to day” can mean anything from a quick pause to a whole lot of frantic ankle-monitoring. Edmonton has no interest in finding out the hard way how much its season leans on one player. The next update will tell everyone whether this is a nuisance or a full-blown headache.