The Edmonton Oilers have been dealt a devastating blow this afternoon as one of their key players Mattias Ekholm has been ruled out indefinitely with a potentially severe injury. The Edmonton Oilers have been handed several major injuries over the last month to stars like Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Mattias Ekholm. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1910887159411986919'> </a></blockquote></div> For the most part the Oilers have been lucky to escape any long term consequences as McDavid and Draisaitl are both expected to be fully healthy by the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Unfortunately this afternoon the Oilers revealed that the same cannot be said for the recently injured Ekholm. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/oilersnation/status/1910875141703385484'> </a></blockquote></div> According to a new interview with head coach Kris Knoblauch Mattias Ekholm has suffered a potentially significant injury and could be out for an extended period of time. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/TSNRyanRishaug/status/1911137332910240237'> </a></blockquote></div> This news is devastating for fans who were hoping for a deep playoff run for the Edmonton Oilers as now a key contributor will now likely be missing for the entire Stanley Cup Playoff run if the team's initial fears are indeed realized Of course there will need to be more testing in the coming days for Ekholm to confirm his fate but right now things seem grim for him to return at full strength for the Oilers this season. As more updates are provided on Ekholm's health and recovery we will pass along the latest news to you.