Stuart Skinner Gets Blasted by Paul Bissonnette for the Most Ridiculous Reason

On Podcast 567, Bissonnette, Ryan Whitney, and Kevin Bieksa analyzed the Oilers' problems. Bissonnette speculated that Skinner's lacing could be damaging his game.

Whitney got on him immediately, saying that Skinner has been lacing his skates one way his entire career and labeling the suggestion as a stretch.

'Now, we going with that like now? Like he tied his skates the same way he's been to two Stanley Cup Finals,' Whitney said. 'Don't think how he ties his skates is like why he plays bad last night.'

Bissonnette says Skinner can't push off quick enough with loose skates

However, Bissonnette stood firm on the comment, not to accuse Skinner, but to put the idea out there.

'I think that I asked Hank about it, and he seems it's a little weird that you can't really push off that good when it's like so loose,' Bissonnette said. 'I am not like blaming him. I am just saying that he went into that all of a sudden.'

Skinner was pulled after allowing five goals on 23 shots, with Calvin Pickard replacing him in the late third period. Panthers fans ridiculed by chanting 'We want Skinner!' as he sat on his team's bench.

In three games in the Final, Skinner has a .866 save percentage and a 3.74 goals-against average. After the game, he took some blame for the goals but credited the Panthers with capitalizing on chances.

Offensively, Connor McDavid was held in check, with just two shots and his seven-game point streak halted. After the game, McDavid defended Skinner and reiterated the point that the team as a whole must lift its game.

Ahead of Game 4, the Oilers must switch gears in a flash, with goaltending, discipline, and an early jump being the priorities if they hope to last.