EDMONTON -- Zach Hyman will not be available for the Edmonton Oilers for the start of the season, still recovering from a wrist injury sustained in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars.

Edmonton opens the season against the Calgary Flames at Rogers Place on Oct. 8.

“Zach will, unfortunately, not be able to join us for our home opener,” Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said Thursday. “We’re thinking, guideline, probably around November 1. So maybe a little bit earlier, maybe a little bit later, but around that timeline.”

The Oilers forward dislocated his wrist on a hit from Stars forward Mason Marchment on May 27. He had surgery the next day and missed the rest of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Hyman had 11 points (five goals, six assists) in 15 playoff games at th

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