The Edmonton Oilers are set to be shorthanded for their season-opener against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.

Defenceman Jake Walman is questionable to suit up for the opener, while forward Mattias Janmark is slated to miss one to two weeks, Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters on Sunday.

Both are dealing with undisclosed injuries.

“He’s a question mark to play Wednesday,” Knoblauch said about Walman. “There was a little bit of a setback. We anticipated he’d be able to for sure play on Wednesday, but now he’s looking questionable on Wednesday and we’re definitely hoping Saturday he’ll be up.”

Walman only suited up for one pre-season game this year against the Flames on Sept. 21. He played 21:59 in the 3-2 loss and recorded five shots on goal and one blocked shot.

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