McDavid injury chance for other Oilers 'to step up': coach

10/30/2024 12:09 PM

Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch hopes his players believe in the latter phrase as he mentioned the word "opportunity" several times Wednesday afternoon after news that the team's biggest star, Connor McDavid, won't play for the next two-to-three weeks – as many as 11 games – because of an ankle injury.