Oilers' Larsson out indefinitely following his father's death

Adam Larsson will take as long as he needs before returning to the Edmonton Oilers.

The defenseman will be out indefinitely after the death of his father, Robert, according to NHL.com's Derek Van Diest.

The elder Larsson had a heart attack while visiting Edmonton from Sweden on Jan. 25. He was 50 years old.

The blue-liner left the morning skate that day and didn't play in that evening's game against the Calgary Flames or Thursday night's contest against the Colorado Avalanche.

"Adam is dealing with that, it's affected our room immensely, and we'll continue to support the Larsson family, and you won't see him here for a little while because we're going to give him the time that he needs to spend and take care of things," Oilers head coach Todd McLellan said Friday, according to Van Diest.

General manager Peter Chiarelli and the NHLPA offered their condolences to the Larsson family Friday.

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