Of course, the day before I actually had my projection posts set to publish, news came down of a major injury and I didn't find the time or the wherewithal to post about it before my schedule picked up that night.
The Edmonton Oilers announced that defenseman Andrej Sekera, who was already working himself back to 100% health after a knee injury finished his season off early and there was likely some extra work to work out the kinks... he suffers an Achilles injury, one that requires surgery.
The timetable for a return sets him back into the New Year, so he will be no good to anyone at the draft in September, which is a big hit for the Oilers and the hockey pool, as he has been a pretty good offensive player, when he has been healthy.
This injury now becomes an opportunity for someone to step up and take some minutes, but the most likely of the candidates is still unsigned in Darnell Nurse. Right now, I've bumped Kevin Gravel into the healthy 23-man roster and given him another handful of points, but Nurse would be the guy to get some minutes and post some points, but the negotiations are still ongoing. Sekera's projected number now gets cut in half, down to 15 points, well out of hockey pool range for an entire season.
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