Oilers F Taylor Hall out up to 6 weeks with ankle injur

The officially placed star left winger on injured reserve due to a lower-body injury. Hall, who has played just once since Jan. 20, is expected to due to a according to Gene Principe of Sportsnet.Thats a pretty sizable blow to an Oilers squad that wasnt all that great with their best player in the lineup. That does help in the bid for finishing with the leagues worst record and the best shot at landing Connor McDavid in the NHL Draft though. The Buffalo Sabres are leading that race currently, however, by four points.Hall wont return before the trade deadline, which means the Oilers lineup could stand to get worse while hes out if they start dealing some a sets. Defenseman is one of the players expected to hit the road via trade at some point. Others could be available as well as the Alize Johnson Jersey Oilers stockpile for the rebuild of the rebuild. Hall has 30 points in 42 games this year.Since entering the league, Hall has experienced long-term absences fairly frequently. He mi sed 17 games as a rookie in 2010-11 and 21 the following year. He sat out just three in the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season and seven in 2013-14. Hes already been sidelined 12 games this season.For the player, its another unfortunate setback amid many in his young career. At just 23 years old, Hall has already lost 60 games and counting to injury over five seasons. With how vital he is to the organization, the Oilers have to find a way to keep their top player healthy. The workload hes taken on, averaging nearly 19 minutes a night on a team with very little support, might just be a contributor along with the bad luck hes had over the years. Adequately building around him might have helped, and maybe still could down the line. Despite all of the injuries, the former No. 1 pick has put together a pretty strong career. Hall has 255 points in 288 games including 103 goals and remains the centerpiece of the Oilers present and future. Bojan Bogdanovic Jersey

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