Oilers place Zach Hyman on injured reserve with neck injury

The Edmonton Oilers placed forward Zach Hyman on injured reserve on October 28 after he sustained a neck injury against the Detroit Red Wings, with coach Mike Babcock saying the team was taking a cautious approach. Babcock described the injury as a stiff neck and said Hyman would miss at least seven days. That absence includes the Oilers’ October 28 game against the Calgary Flames. Hyman was injured during Monday’s 4-3 shootout loss to Detroit, when he hit the boards and glass after contact with Red Wings defenseman Andreas Englund. The roster move followed an earlier injury report that attributed an expectation of a concussion and a weeklong absence to commentator Jason Gregor. The Oilers later identified Hyman’s injury as a neck issue; the concussion expectation was not confirmed. Babcock said the team initially considered whether Hyman had a head injury, but was reassured when the issue was identified as being in his neck. Babcock also said the neck injury was unrelated to the upper-body problem that kept Hyman out at the start of the season. The 33-year-old had played six games since returning, scoring one goal. He missed the first six games while recovering from the...