Mattias Ekholm plays hard and plays hurt but as hard as he played in the Stanley Cup Final against Florida, he couldn’t overcome the fact he was really injured. Article content

“I had a torn adductor (muscle)…that’s usually a tough injury when you’re trying to skate but it is what it is,” said the Edmonton Oilers defenceman, whose powerful skating is a strong suit but he was compromised against the Panthers, especially playing in three overtime games in the first four after a comfortable 16-minute lead-up in the last game of the Western Conference Final against Dallas. Article content Article content

Ekholm tore the muscle against San Jose Sharks on April 11, when he fell to the ice early in the game after a mild tie-up with Ty Dellandrea. His leg gave out on him, and he was done f

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