Edmonton Oilers' Zach Hyman (18) shoots on net during training camp in Edmonton on Thursday September 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
AKBEDMONTON - Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said forward Zach Hyman will need at least another week before returning to the lineup.
Hyman, a key part of the team鈥檚 offensive attack, skated with the club and said he鈥檚 feeling great and ready to return to action.
鈥淗e looks ready, I want to put him in,鈥 Knoblauch told a post-skate media scrum on Wednesday. 鈥淭he medical staff is holding him back.鈥
Hyman, who fit in ideally alongside Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, has been out with a wrist injury that he suffered in Game 4 of the Western Conference final against Dallas on May 27.
鈥淲e said it was, bare minimum, Nov. 1, and it won鈥檛 be Nov. 1,鈥 Knoblauch said. 鈥淚t will be at least a week after that.鈥
Hyman said he鈥檒l be meeting with doctors this week and hopefully there will be no further setbacks.
"I'm going to tell you I'm ready to go because that's how I feel,鈥 he said.鈥 But at the end of the day, the doctors are the ones who are there to protect you from yourself at times and make sure that when you do return, you are able and ready.鈥
Hyman, who underwent surgery this summer, brings not only goal scoring 鈥 he had a career-high 54 goals two seasons ago 鈥 but also a grittiness the team is lacking up front.
Knoblauch said goal scoring has been an issue in most of the team鈥檚 games this season, part of the reason their record is a mediocre 5-4-2.
鈥淶ach is as good as anyone at scoring goals, so he would give us some depth there,鈥 Knoblauch said. 鈥淎nd also with our team a little tenacity, a little grit in getting in on the forecheck.鈥
The Oilers are home Thursday to the New York Rangers.
This report by 好色tvwas first published Oct. 29, 2025.
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