Do You Think this Seasons Version of Stuart Skinner Can Win the Cup this Season

[Boner Pills]

After Stu's venturing out of the net, sliding out of the net, spinning around backwards to the play against Winnipeg, and the famous scorpion, I'd be surprised if he's even on the roster next year.

He was only ever supposed to be the backup, so it's on management for always chasing the shiny new forward instead.

NIce to be able to login to the site since before the trade deadline too.

 

[GrumpyKoala]

Nor my fault Skinner has 6 wins in last 15 games

23 wins in 46 games started this year

Elite trash goalie that has costed us 2 cups now about to be 3

He is not a nhl goalie

Ok but that still not his fault...

 

[Satoru Gojo]

I’m not sure if he’s even better then the average backup

He also has a penchant for third period goals against

 

[bleedthenorth]

Yeah no we f***ed

 

[StoveTopStauffer]

This guy is 36th place in goals against, are we not one of the best defensive teams in the league? In a theoretical sense?

 

[I am the Liquor]

No, he is not a good goalie. Our defence is also not very good. These have been issues for the last decade and have not been adequately addressed. Management made the team worse over the summer with the moves they made and the moves they didn’t make.

 

[LTIR]

No, he is not a good goalie. Our defence is also not very good. These have been issues for the last decade and have not been adequately addressed. Management made the team worse over the summer with the moves they made and the moves they didn’t make.

Once we are in the playoffs anything can happen.

Bowman shouldn't be fired if Skinner falters.

 

[Soundwave]

No, he is not a good goalie. Our defence is also not very good. These have been issues for the last decade and have not been adequately addressed. Management made the team worse over the summer with the moves they made and the moves they didn’t make.

Did the defence not just largely carry the team to a Cup Finals like a season ago? Pretty sure it wasn't Skinner's .901 save percentage.

Skinner sucks. Even earlier in the year we were 6th best in goals against even with wishy washy goaltending.

 

[The Panther]

Skinner is a somewhat below-average NHL goalie, Pickard is maybe average at his best, and the Oilers are around an average NHL defensive unit, in my view.

So, as 2025 goes (assuming they don't lose 12 in a row or something and miss the playoffs from here on), the only relevant quesiton now is: Can the Oilers score enough goals to compensate for mediocrity in their own half of the ice? And I don't know the answer. They're a weirdly offensively constipated club despite the evident forward talent + Bouchard.

 

[Oilhawks]

Again...hell no.

 

[LucaBrasil]

Yes. He will be excellent in the POs.

 

[Trafalgar Sadge Law]

Stuart "Jack Campbell" Skinner

 

[Oilhawks]

Again….hell no

 

[5 14 6 1]

No

 

[McFlash97]

Sure... on pornhub maybe

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Unfortunately it doesn't matter what we as fans think. It only matters what Stan Bowman and Dustin Schwartz think. They're the "experts", their paycheques say so.

 

[McDrai]

I’d be more confident with a local beer league goalie in net

 

[Duder54]

Unfortunately it doesn't matter what we as fans think. It only matters what Stan Bowman and Dustin Schwartz think. They're the "experts", their paycheques say so.

Stan Bowman thinks not matching Holloway was still the right move in retrospect, so….

 

[TB12]

We have the worst f***ing management in the NHL.

 

[Oilhawks]

I’d be more confident with a local beer league goalie in net

At this point, @tardigrade81 might unironically be an upgrade

 

[aggressive forecheck]

not going to happen

 

[GMofOilers]

There’s better Edmonton goalies in bantam right now then not my fault skinner, that’s not an exaggeration.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

We have the worst f***ing management in the NHL.

That’s going on my tombstone.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

That’s going on my tombstone.

You can always have them attend your funeral so they can let you down one last time.

 

[ManByng]

I have long maintained that I don't believe this years' version of the Oilers is as good as last years' was, hence I can't see them getting to the finals this year let alone winning the cup !