It’s not an actual oven mitt, because oven mitts have fingers and this one doesn’t, but it creates compression and promotes circulation. And that doesn’t matter, because the thumb was dislocated and then injured again, and the thumb is screwed. Asked if he could do more structural damage to the thumb by playing, Lowry smiled and said, “I don’t think so. The thumb was a problem — Pascal Siakam noted that his first pass from Lowry was uncharacteristically errant. “And understanding the situation is always going to be different, every game’s going to be different.

Source: thestar May 24, 2019 00:24 UTC