Greg Wyshynski of ESPN reported that the Oilers will be starting backup goaltender Calvin Pickard over starter Stuart Skinner in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This comes after Skinner was pulled in Games 3 and 4. Pickard notably backstopped the team to an overtime victory in Game 4.
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is getting brutally honest after goaltender Stuart Skinner was pulled yet again in the Stanley Cup Final against the Panthers.
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Stuart Skinner was pulled again by the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday.
SUNRISE ― Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner was the subject of pre-game mind games from Florida Panthers backup goalie Vitek Vanecek. And it appears to have worked. Just like he did before a Game 3 steamrolling by the Panthers,
Following a Game 3 defeat in the Stanley Cup Final, Edmonton Oilers fans are unfairly blaming goaltender Stuart Skinner. Despite criticism, Skinner isn't the core issue; the Oilers' defensive system is failing,