EDMONTON, AB - Oilers Head Coach Dave Tippett gave media an update on the status of a few players Thursday following practice at Rogers Place.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins missed the past two outings with a hand injury, Alex Chiasson was placed on concussion protocol following a hit he took against the Avs and Kris Russell was absent from practice Thursday after missing parts of Wednesday's 4-1 loss.
"Nuge had a little procedure this week and I don't think he's available this weekend but early next week is a possibility for him," said Tippett of Nugent-Hopkins.
"It's been a little bit of a nagging thing for a few weeks. We decided it was the right time to make sure we took care of it. Hopefully, a week or 10 days will do that."
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Head Coach Dave Tippett provided an injury update on a few Oilers players Thursday following practice
