McDavid's Injury, Michkov's Benching, Coaching Shakeups

On April 28th, Edmonton's Oilers are down 3 games to 1 against the Anaheim Ducks, and

Conor McDavid's ankle tweak is stealing the spotlight.

The guy's speed and quickness look off, putting the team in a real bind during this must-win

stretch.

Word is McDavid's pushing to play penalty kill minutes just to keep that injury from

stiffening up, though no one's confirming it officially.

He and Jason Dickinson skip Tuesday's pre-game skate, raising eyebrows about how much

he's really helping out there.

For in Philly, Fliars coach Rick Tuckett benched 21-year-old Motve Micah for Game 5 after

zero points in weak stats in for-play-off.

Games.

Rookie Alex Bump jumped in and scored right away in his debut, making that call look smart

for now.

Coaching buzz has bruised Cassidy in the mix for Edmonton if they flame out early since

the fit seems perfect.

Toronto May Beliefs are a longer shot with their front office mess and Craig Baroube's

shaky seat deeper issues than just a new bench boss.

Meanwhile, Pittsburgh Penguins clawed back from three nothing down against the Fliars by

swapping to Goalie Artur's syllables, now trailing just, three, two.

Store Skinner's Nightmare series, with an 873 save percentage, has tanked his pending

free agent value, no teams rushing to hand him.

The starter gig this summer, playoffs keep twisting like that.

That wraps in HL News.

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