Oilers injury rumours are a cause for concern

The Edmonton Oilers have suffered many man games lost due to injury to start the 2026-27 NHL season.

Before the season even began the club was getting unfortunate injury news with multiple players expected to miss training camp. In addition to that, those players were set to miss the beginning of the NHL season and it has only gotten worse from there.

Players who were expected to play big roles heading into the season such as; goaltender Frederik Andersen and forward Matt Savoie have yet to play a game. Along with them, forward Mattias Janmark has been sidelined since his season ending surgery in 2025-26.

Oilers provide a new injury update

On Tuesday, Oilers head coach Mike Babcock gave a relatively uninspiring update on these three players who are out with injury.

Babcock revealed that Janmark had taken reps on defence because he was down on defencemen but given he is practicing is a positive sign. On Savoie he said, "I ask that myself every day." continuing "I'd like to see him...That's a great thing about the head coach has nothing to do with when guys return. They tell me." This reveals that he has almost no idea when he will return and seems to indicate that it is not particularly close.

On Andersen, he bluntly said "We don't expect him for a while yet. Like that's not even talked about." Which is not something any fan or person within the organization wants to hear about the goalie they signed this summer to provide reliable depth to their crease.

Most alarmingly, is the update to young forward Savoie. He was expected to have a breakout year this season but things are not going to plan.

Concerning injury rumours surround Savoie

When his injury was originally announced in August and it was revealed that he would not participate in the Oilers' training camp, the 2 Mutts Podcast revealed that this was due to cartilage issues that he had been dealing with since he was younger.

Now, 2 Mutts has provided an update on their original reporting saying "He’s having issues with his knee, A cartilage that they removed was worse than they originally thought so the timeframe for his return to the lineup is probably going to be a bit longer than expected,"

This is a very concerning update and one that not only has consequences for the season ahead but potentially his career. Sport science and medical science has come far but knee issues have ruined careers. For a 22 year old whose biggest strengths are his skating ability, this news is not overly promising.

However, the 2 Mutts have been known to be unreliable at times and Oilers fans are collectively hoping this is just another one of those times.

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