Oilers Confirm They Aren’t Considering Carter Hart

The Oilers, however, didn’t have Hart on their radar. Whether he was open to going there or not, Edmonton wasn’t interested.

Bowman was asked about how he’s approaching the goalie situation:

“I don’t think that’s an issue for at least in my conversation with Stu. He hasn’t mentioned that and I just really like his attitude coming in. I think he’s he trained hard this this summer he looks to have like a refreshed approach to the new coach and but he and Peter [Aubry] really seem to have formed a bond together they spent a lot of time this summer they’re just talking hockey and there’s a good, there’s a great vibe around that right now, and I think that was something I thought about was, you know, he’s a talented goalie and when he’s at his best he’s really good. So if we can get the consistency and Stu’s game, and I think maybe sometimes a different voice training camp, though so we’ll see where it goes.”

He added, “I’m optimistic. I think that you know this is a new year. I don’t want to live in the past aand then Pick [Calvin Pickard] had a great season last year ultimate competitor wins big games for us so we’re always monitoring it… if there’s ability to upgrade on that we’ll do it.”

He added, “I think the focus right now is let’s see if a bit of a different approach heading in if we can capture more consistency with Stu.”

The question becomes, is this the right call by the Oilers? There are certainly questions about Hart and no one knows if he’ll come back and be successful. That said, Skinner can be inconsistent, but he’s still very young. When he’s dialed in, he’s absolutely incredible, but he’s not always dialed in.