Post-Game Talk: Welcome to the Skinner Circus

[iCanada]

87.66% for Skinner now... 1985 called and they want their mediocre goalie back.

He's making Kelly Hrudey's career stats look good.

 

[Sheikyerbouti]

Not often you lose a game because of three players but here we are.

It's often. All these egregious breakdowns in the third are related to Bouchard's decisions and Skinner has provided well below average goaltending all season.

 

[BlackDogg]

At least Bouchard has games where he does his job.

Skinner, every game

Elon is going to cut him

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

People act like we are the ONLY team in the league that have breakdowns in games. ALL teams do. All teams have guys who occasionally shut off their brains and the goalie has to make a save. And often their goalies MAKE that save.
Like I challenge people to go watch a team like Dallas or Minnesota.

These aren’t breakdowns. These are completely preventable plays that you wouldn’t see in a Disney movie.

 

[CanadasTeam99]

You know what, Skinner deserves a chance with another goalie coach.

I think that is something we could ALL agree with.

Get him a real goalie coach and see if that helps.

LOL fuk that. Is he bringing in new legs that are quicker??

 

[timekeep]

Skinner is absolute trash.

Bouchard needs to move along.

KK is a no accountability shitbag of a coach.

Who was the last coach that held the Oilers accountable? Not even Hitch. Maybe Eakins tried but no one cared what he had to say.

 

[Drivesaitl]

I’ll let you in on a secret
He was worse than Campbell when they sent jack down last year.

He was. In every statistical category. But the Org decided again they have to give Skinner runway and sink the career of Campbell. As if more irony needed teh goalie that beat us STolarz, who was here and hardly granted a chance with us. Oilers doing goalie things. The guy with the clown mask is somehow their constant pick.

 

[TB12]

Goalies that played in the 80's with Sears catalogues taped to their legs are laughing at Stu Skinner's save%.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Skinner and Bouch tucked again. But let's give the PP some credit too, the whole offense. Not TML are known for their great men and goalies.

We will be lucky to be in the same situation in the spring if are not scoring more consistently.

That pitiful 5 minute PP cost us the game. That was such a piss poor effort. At this rate Gulutzan may need to fall on the sword. The top unit needs something different because they have been ass.

 

[VeteranPresence]

Schwartz chooses the goalies remember?

Knoblauch needs to nut up and override those choices if that’s how it actually works. Embarrass the org if that’s the case and make them fire him. It’s costing us wins and might cost us Connor yet.

 

[UHHHH SON]

Skinner needs to go. His style is the worst. He will never be the contributor a winner requires. Being fearful of him being something on another team is ridiculous, his style and athleticism is shattering his mental game and the teams.

 

[Echodek]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. This team will never win a cup with Skinner in net. We all know it. I think even the players know it. Skinner probably even knows it.

 

[I am the Liquor]

This loss is squarely on Knoblauch trying to be the smartest coach in the room by moving away from Pickard so quickly. What a joke. He owes everyone- especially Calvin- an apology.

How long before he loses the room for failing to hold Skinner, Nuge and Bouchard accountable for their bullshit play? I can’t even blame the guys for burning another coach in the face of such stupidity. Knoblauch is doing this to himself.

His time is done he needs to go now

 

[Cloned]

It's often. All these egregious breakdowns in the third are related to Bouchard's decisions and Skinner has provided well below average goaltending all season.

It’s usually not blatantly obvious as it was tonight

 

[Keggatron]

Sh*tter gifts another... Guy is worse than Jack Campbell now.

He was always worse. The only reason they waived Campbell was because of his terrible contract. I wish we would have kept him to be quite honest. The goalie coach needs firing in the worst way.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

What's you definition of ok? He almost without a doubt has a concussion and will be out weeks not days.

less than a month.

I also dont want him rushed back.

His health as a husband and father is more important to me than a player of the Oilers.

 

[Oilhawks]

I’ll let you in on a secret
He was worse than Campbell when they sent jack down last year.

100%. Jack must have come across as more panicky so they sent him down. Campbell would 100% be better than Skinner

 

[CycloneSweep]

These aren’t breakdowns. These are completely preventable plays that you wouldn’t see in a Disney movie.

And other teams make them too and get bailed out by their goalies.

 

[Cloned]

Hasta luego Senor Skinner

I doubt it. He’s staying at least this season.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Goalies that played in the 80's with Sears catalogues taped to their legs are laughing at Stu Skinner's save%.

Hey FU I'm one of those guys. hehe

 

[Zguy370]

Why do they keep going back to the skinner well?

Guy is not an nhl goalie

Been saying this for over 2 years, my first game I watched with him as a starter this season, he naturally did not disappoint!

 

[Cloned]

He completely cheated on that assuming marner would pass it.

He wouldn’t have stopped that either though.

 

[rboomercat90]

Shame on these guys. This was a game you couldn’t lose. Not after what happened earlier in the game.

 

[Heavy Dee]

The oilers win this easy with decent goalie . Perfect road dame minus our horrible goalie and Bouch still is too mistake prone. Leafs has nothing 5 v5

Ya it's true. If Bouchard goes up the boards they probably win.

I watched after the game And I think only Ekholm gave Skinner a tap on the pads.

 

[BlackDogg]

Feels like this team has been looking for a competent goalie for 22 years