Lisa McRitchie's article has more details, including this from Martin Lunden: Klefbom was unlucky enough to get cut on his thigh by an ice skate, the wound was sewn with ten stitches, and when the stitches were removed there was an infection. Now Klefbom is on penicillin which also prohibits him from playing.
This is Lunden's site, you may want to bookmark it for Klefbom updates. He's also on my blogroll under Swedish Oil.
What does this mean? Maybe nothing, maybe something. Injuries are diabolical things, and injuries to defensemen often impact their development. Now, this young man appears to have played a tremendous amount of hockey over the years and the injury shouldn't take a massive bite out of his season. Still, it's a small down arrow on an extremely promising career.
I remain extremely positive about this player. He appears to know who he is style-wise and has an electric skill set. We wait.
Damn about stalling his development and damn about slow, slow updates to the homepage boxcars.
ReplyDelete10 stitches and 7-10 days for penicillin? While infections always need to be taken seriously, this isn't an injury this is a booboo. Wake me when he's really hurt and missing real time.
ReplyDeleteSpOILer: Seriously. This is an Oiler prospect. I'm surprised they haven't amputated it.
ReplyDeleteAt least he's not allergic to penicillin. That would be a little too Poti-ish for this town's liking.
ReplyDeleteYeah, its not a knee or ankle or shoulder or concussion - just a laceration.
ReplyDeleteNo longterm effects - no worries.
To LA for 3rd rounder next year?
ReplyDeleteGood news is, now we know he's guaranteed to be an Oilers stalwart.
ReplyDeleteRyan Batty @ Coppernblue:
"According to Swedish Oiler blogger dohfOs, Oscar Klefbom was recently cut on the thigh by a skate and needed ten stitches. Upon removing the stitches an infection was found. Klefbom is now on penicillin and is unable to play.
If that chain of events doesn't tell you that Klefbom was born to be an Oiler, I don't know what will."
he was a great choice if we couldn't get Mark McNeil, who came within 1 pick of becoming an Oiler! Oscar could still be the better player of the 2.
ReplyDeleteWas Ryan Jones on the ice at the time?
ReplyDeletethe lack of mature players has turned this website into Tiger Beat.
ReplyDeletethe lack of mature players has turned this website into Tiger Beat.
ReplyDeleteI vote for 100% Igor Ulanov retrospectives from here on out.
Many of us can't wait until Renney/Tambellini get fired, and their replacements are Bucky and Shawn Horcoff.
ReplyDeleteYou's gots to believe.