After a scary injury to his left wrist on Tuesday night, Oilers winger Evander Kane was placed on the long-term injured reserve list on Wednesday and is expected to miss three to four months.
The 31-year-old posted a message to his fans on Twitter following the team’s new on Wednesday.
“Thank you all for the kind wishes and prayers from over the past several hours,” Kane wrote. “Obviously last night was an extremely scary moment for me and I’m still in a little bit of shock. I would like to thank the entire training staff of the Edmonton Oilers and the Tampa Bay Lightning, along with all the doctors and paramedics who rushed to help treat and repair my injury.
