Life’s been tough for Nail Yakupov since Connor McDavid went down with an injury, but he was wrong if he thought things couldn’t get worse.
The Edmonton Oilers continue to see a disturbing pattern of draft lottery luck and then poor luck for many of those high-end picks, as Yakupov was shaken up during a truly unusual set of circumstances.
Watch this GIF as an official gets tangled up with him following a faceoff during tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes:
Bizarre turn of events right off the draw. #EDMvsCAR pic.twitter.com/lYZaGyVt5U
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 26, 2015
Update: It’s at least a bad enough injury that he needed help to get off the ice and won’t return to the game. Yikes.
#Oilers forward Nail Yakupov will not return tonight. #EDMvsCAR
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 26, 2015
No update on Yakupov from #Oilers' Coach McLellan.
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 26, 2015