Connor McDavid hand injury concern after taped fingers spotted in Team Canada handshake

Fans caught Connor McDavid looking uncomfortable, and the word “wrist” started bouncing around fast.

Nothing is confirmed publicly, but the visuals are enough to make Oilers fans squint at every shift.

McDavid had his hands taped in the Team Canada handshake line.

McDavid has been a points machine this season at 34-62-96, so even a small hand issue changes everything.

Leon Draisaitl adds his own worry line, sitting at 29-51-80, and now people are talking about “busted hands” for both stars, as Draisaitl looked uncomfortable in his last Germany game.

Here’s where the chatter started, and it’s hard to unsee once you read it, as it's based on eye witness accounts from fans around the game.

The handshake detail matters, because taped fingers usually means pain you can’t hide.

If both are limited, Edmonton’s man advantage loses its bite, and the five-on-five entries get a lot less clean.

Oilers fans are tired of “nothing to worry about” turning into two weeks of guessing.

The team is already sitting at 28-22-8, and the margin in the West doesn’t forgive a cold streak.

A sore hand can rob McDavid of quick touch plays, especially those one-motion slips through sticks at the blue line.

For Draisaitl, it’s the shot threat and faceoff strength that can fade if the grip isn’t there.

If this is real, the next game back has to be about simpler hockey, more pucks deep, and fewer cute seams.

The scary part is the timing, because the schedule rest ends, but the bruises do not.

All anyone wants now is one clean update, and then a healthy McDavid flying again.