Benson is injured again(groin) and will not be playing...
It's a shame but he's had this injury on and off for a long time now, gotta think it might be chronic and a career ender.
I'm pretty much done with this player. Just can't stay healthy.
Benson is injured again(groin) and will not be playing...
It's a shame but he's had this injury on and off for a long time now, gotta think it might be chronic and a career ender.
Benson said he expects to be healthy in time for training camp in September and hopes to get his development back on track.
Development camp was the hardest Benson has skated since his surgery, and he said he was apprehensive about pushing himself.
"It (development camp) was a little tentative at first because in the back of your head, you know it's still there, you're always thinking about it, wondering if it's going to come back," he said. "But it felt good. We're still rehabbing. I still have to keep working on things, but it's feeling good."
He's skating again. Not sure where this "new injury" rumor cropped up but he is still doing rehab on his hernia. Here's an article from July 30 that goes into more detail: https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-tyler-benson-hoping-to-stay-healthy/c-290528704
From the article:
Good feature on TSN today from the WJC summer camp about the two Oiler prospect goalies. Both kids look like well spoken quality individuals.
http://www.tsn.ca/hockey-canada/vid...verything-together-even-scoring-goals~1178431
Skinner just let in a stinker. Brutal turnover before that though.
I didn't think it was bad enough to call it a "stinker"...he stopped the guy on a partial breakaway, but the rebound got away from him and Turkulainen corralled it and tucked in a nice backhand deke to cash in.
His rebound control could've been better as Turkulainen's initial shot wasn't that hard (though it was a backhand which can be tricky to track), but it's not like he let in a wrist shot from center ice or something. The turnover by McLeod that started the whole mess was far worse.
Finland ties it up. Not much Skinner can do on that one. Brutal defensive coverage.
How bad is Canadas D? Every highlight I see of the tourny they are getting torched
How bad is Canadas D? Every highlight I see of the tourny they are getting torched
Yamamoto just scored. Buried a broken pass, his line was dominating that shift.
Broken pass from Kemp nonetheless. The Oilers connection!!!