While the infection in Oscar Klefbom’s leg has been of great concern for weeks now, Edmonton Oilers’ coach Todd McLellan says he should be good as new for the fall.
Klefbom’s season ended Dec. 11 against New York Rangers when he broke a knuckle in his hand, then he got a staph infection. He missed the final 52 games after playing 22 minutes a night in the first 30 as the club’s top defenceman.
“From what I’ve been told when Oscar shows up training camp next season, we won’t even be talking about this,” said McLellan. “If our team had played well enough to give ourselves a shot at the playoffs, maybe Oscar would have been out there.