So Skinner was almost, but not quite, as good as a Kuemper who was all but blind in one eye during that run. A run that their backup was a perfect 6-0 with better numbers than either of them.
And I disagree with the notion that in the series we needed him to be good he was good. We needed him to be good in game 3. We needed him to be good in game 7 and he gave up a back breaker with 5 minutes left in the 2nd.
We need more from a starting goalie. Skinner is young and maybe can get there. Maybe as soon as next season. But in these playoffs? Our goaltending wasn’t enough.
And just to counter
@CupofOil and his numbers regarding Skinner late in each series: Here are Skinners numbers in games 1-3 in these playoffs: 4 wins, 8 losses, 0.867 save percentage.
He shit his pants through the front half of every series. Set the Oilers behind the ball every single time forcing the Oilers to play catchup in every series after the first round.
So yes, I maintain my assertion that he was at best below average and realistically the weakest link in this run.