Mike Green Out Three To Four Weeks

The Edmonton Oilers only just acquired Mike Green, but they won’t see him again for a while. The team announced that Green has suffered a sprained MCL and will be out for three to four weeks.

Green, 34, was acquired from the Detroit Red Wings at the deadline in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick, but will only get into two games with the Oilers before hitting the injured reserve list once again. That’s been a trend throughout his career, with Green only playing 80 or more in a season games once—more than a decade ago.

The prevailing thought was that Green had been brought in to give the team a little more depth while they dealt with an injury to Oscar Klefbom, but obviously that won’t happen now. He’ll hopefully be back in time to get some action in before the playoffs.