Oilers could be in trouble for Evan Bouchard concussion playing time
Edmonton may have gone the wrong direction here.
Oilers could be in trouble for Evan Bouchard concussion playing time originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . If this report is accurate, the Edmonton Oilers could find themselves in some serious hot water.
NHL insider Frank Seravalli has reported that Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard played in the playoffs while dealing with a concussion. While there's no further insight into how the injury may have occurred, how bad it was or how much of the Oilers' playoff series Bouchard played with the injury, it's something that the NHL will view as unacceptable if it finds evidence of this. Concussions are the injury you can't really just "tough it out.
" It's too dangerous for the brain. That's why leagues have specific return-to-play protocols involving concussions. MORE: The Mitch Marner irony of Auston Matthews' future with the Maple Leafs If this Seravalli report is right, it means Bouchard went right past any kind of NHL concussion rules and played anyway.
Edmonton's playoff run this season lasted just six games, a first-round loss to the Anaheim Ducks . Bouchard had a goal and six assists in that series, but he was a minus-7 while on the ice. The injury question may resurface for Bouchard at the IIHF World Championships, where he's suiting up for Canada.