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Oilers’ Hall (knee) returns to Edmonton for MRI

Edmonton Oilers v Toronto Maple Leafs

TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 12: Taylor Hall #4 of the Edmonton Oilers shoots during warmup before NHL action against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre October 12, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Abelimages/Getty Images)

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Taylor Hall’s exit from Saturday’s game against Ottawa has Oilers management concerned enough to send him home.

Oilers coach Dallas Eakins said they’ve sent Hall back to Edmonton to have an MRI done on his injured knee. He hurt it against Ottawa on Saturday afternoon after a knee-on-knee collision with Senators defenseman Eric Gryba. There’s no timetable for when he’ll return to action.

Hall’s absence comes at a poor time as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had just returned from his own shoulder issues and the team is already without Sam Gagner. It doesn’t help that Edmonton is also off to a rocky 2-6-1 start that’s seen Devan Dubnyk struggle in goal.

Now the Oilers will be without, arguably, their best player for an unknown length of time. As for Gryba, there has been no word yet if he’ll be disciplined by the league for his hit.

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