McDavid Injury Update Brings The Usual Oilers Nervous Energy

Any time McDavid pops up on an injury report, the whole league leans in like it is waiting for the punchline. Sportsnet is calling him day to day with a lower-body injury, which is the kind of phrase that calms nobody and tells everybody to keep refreshing. In Edmonton, every minor ailment gets treated like a referendum on the Stanley Cup chase, because that is what happens when the best player alive is also the thermostat for your season.