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Welp, the Oilers finaly sent Stuart Skinner packing and it’s a pretty underwhelming trade for the cup contending Oilers lmao that and more in today’s NHL hockey video!

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  1. Skinner gets pulled more than my Pecker, my Pecker has more confidence than Skinner, my Pecker is never out of position, time will tell, I didn't like Kulak either, played too soft, when you have a netminder that doesn't make saves, that gets hit by the puck, you need a D that moves people

  2. What most people don't realize is that Tristan was playing injured most of the previous two seasons. His recent good play is him playing healthy and he's also mentally grown since his kid was born.

    Edmonton is getting the better goaltender in the trade. Is it worth the extra cost? Maybe not but Skinner is a UFA at the end of the season.

    Maybe Dubas can flip Skinner for picks. I don't think Skinner or Silovs is the answer for the Pens. Maybe Murashov?

  3. In my opinion Jarry can play well. The problem is consistency, which I feel is Skinner's problem as well. For quite some time, probably since Matt Murrary left, I have felt the biggest problem the Penguins have faced is goal tending. It has been an issue in my mind the last 2-3 seasons in particular. I don't feel like this trade fixes either teams problems in goal. On the other hand perhaps a change of scenery does both of them well, I hope so.

  4. Media and fans "Oilers need to get a new goalie now!"
    Oilers get a new goalie.
    Media and facts "Why did the Oilers get a new goalie?!"
    I don't know who had a hall of famer available right now.

  5. Pens walk away with the huge victory. No way I’d give up a two time cup goalie. Never . Protect him with defence ā€œnurseā€ ,

  6. It's about time they dumped Skinner. You can't win the Cup when your goalie spots the opposition 2 goals every game of the final round.

  7. Only thing Jarry is going to do is show all the oilers management that our defence is the problem and always has been

  8. Not happy with this trade as an Oilers fan. Skinner wasn’t ALWAYS the problem. He got us to 2 Finals. And I loved how Kulak played! We didn’t get a good defenseman in return. I don’t like this trade at all but I’m willing to be wrong! Hope it works out in the long run

  9. Well, ya missed the fact that Jarry has better numbers in a worse team, so odds are his numbers are only gonna get better with the Oilers in front of him

    Tbh, I was hoping they would go for Arturs Silovs. In the 2024 playoffs he was the best Canuck on the ice versus the Oilers and last year he was the Calder Cup MVP as he back stopped them to the Abbotsford Canucks first ever Calder Cup

    So now, instead of the Skinner and Silovs tandem in Edmonton, it can happen in Pittsburgh… I bet Skinner being on a proper tandem, his numbers will get better.

    He was never meant to be the main goalie in Edmonton. Jack Campbell was a major bust and he was forced into it. He did it with class and never shyed away from the media, be it a win, loss or even game 7 loss. Stu will be super missed and I'm rooting for him in Pittsburgh!

  10. It’s hard to know to what degree, if any, Tristan Jarry is an upgrade for the Oilers in net over Stu Skinner. That said:
    – Skinnerā€˜s 3-season US$7.8-million contract expires this June, with what I see as his play justifying a per-season cap of not more than US$3 million
    – Jarry’s 5-season US$26.875-million contract expires in June 2028, giving the others potential stability and net not just beyond this coming June, but for two seasons after this one
    – finding goalies via free agency is a gamble, something the Leafs have learned over and over again so often since Felix Potvin (who they had drafted) had played for them in the 1990s, with Ilya Samsonov (because he had not received a qualifying offer from the Capitals team that had drafted and developed him before he was to hit unrestricted free agency for the first time in his NHL career) particularly bad during the 2023-24 season

  11. I believe with the pens that we are maybe gonna let skinner go if does poorly, and possibility let Murashov and Blomqvist fight for the main spot in Pittsburgh

  12. They literally blew this team up. They tore the playoff run roster apart for no reason whatsoever 😭😭😭 as an edmonton local, truly destroys me

  13. without a top 5 goalie the oilers will have to pray for a hot goalie and no injuries to win 1 cup
    with a top 5 goalie they could win several

  14. I think the Oilers stopped playing in front of Skinner, and they just needed a change in there tbh I don’t think this is any deeper than that

  15. As a Pens fan who hates Jarry: Jarry is likely the better goalie. But I'm just so glad Jarry is gone.

  16. I love this trade to be honest. Both goalies needed a change and got it. Both got debute games last night and good old skinner almost fucked it up down 5-1 made crosby work for his money…..

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