2 months agoEdmonton Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm (hip) is roughly a week away from skating, as per head coach Jay Woodcroft. Ekholm has been held out of training camp to this point due to the hip flexor ailment but the injury doesn't sound remotely close to threatening his status for opening night on Oct. 11 against the Vancouver Canucks. The veteran rear guard was dealt to the Oilers by the Nashville Predators prior to last season's trade deadline and went on to record four goals and 14 points in 21 games with Edmonton after tallying five goals and 18 points across 57 games with the Predators. The defense-first blueliner is a marginal fantasy asset as he has exceeded 35 points just once in his 12-year NHL career.--Brenton Kemp - RotoBaller
Source: Daniel Nugent-Bowman