It all started in the preseason for the Edmonton Oilers. Jordan Eberle was checked awkwardly into the boards and hit his shoulder. Once we saw it happen, we all knew. Eberle knew he was injured immediately, and he knew it was severe. He skated right off the ice and right to the locker room, never to return to that game.
It turned out to be 4-6 more weeks that Eberle wouldn’t return to the ice, and to the injured reserve he went. Matt Hendricks would become his replacement on the top line, but would hurt his foot blocking a shot.