Jake Walman Injury: Suffers injury setback

Walman (undisclosed) suffered a setback in his recovery that has put his status for the season opener in doubt, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports Sunday.

Edmonton did not completely rule out Walman for the team's Wednesday night opener against Calgary, but the original timeline that had him back on time is in jeopardy. The 29-year-old will likely be trusted to play a top-four role for the team when healthy, so any time that he misses would be a big blow to the cap-strapped Oilers. During last season, Walman had eight points in the 15 regular-season games with the Oilers after coming over from San Jose in a trade.