Originally Posted by Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers have placed forward Marty Reasoner on the NHL Injured Reserved List with a hairline fracture of his left ankle. Reasoner has been out of the Oilers’ lineup for the last two games after falling into the boards with Toronto Maple Leafs’ defencemen Bryan Marchment during last Saturday’s game at the Air Canada Centre.

The Honeoye Falls, NY native has two goals and six assists in 13 games with the Oilers this season.

Originally Posted by Edmonton Sun

ST. PAUL, Minnesota -- Already hurting in the faceoff circle, the Edmonton Oilers got more painful news yesterday - they will have to get along without centre Marty Reasoner for a month.

Reasoner will have surgery today to repair a fractured left ankle and torn meniscus (cartilage) in his right knee - injuries that he sustained when he fell into the boards chasing a puck with Bryan Marchment in a 4-1 loss in Toronto Nov. 8.

It's news that will either prompt Oilers GM Kevin Lowe to get busy on the Mike Comrie trade front or, at the very least, pursue a pivot to replace Reasoner in a separate deal.

"We'll be looking," Oilers vice-president of hockey operations Kevin Prendergast said. "Whether we get anything is another matter, but we'll make a lot of phone calls. We've already started."

Reasoner, 26, who will have a pin inserted in his ankle, has been 50 per cent on the dot this season. With the Oilers last in the NHL in faceoff percentage at 44.6 per cent going into last night's game with Minnesota, it's a loss they can ill afford.

The Oilers put in a call to the agent of Adam Oates, but he's not interested. Contrary to speculation, they have no interest in Cliff Ronning. Of course, with Comrie awaiting a trade and Reasoner out, Prendergast fully expects teams to come calling.