The Oilers’ goaltending woes continue

On Thursday’s episode of Daily Faceoff LIVE , Tyler Yaremchuk and former NHL goaltender Carter Hutton discuss the Oilers’ loss and where Skinner stands with the team and its fanbase.

Tyler Yaremchuk: Pitchforks were out in Edmonton for Stuart Skinner, what would you say to a fanbase that is, once again, frustrated with their goaltending?

Carter Hutton : I think I have to stand with them – it’s just disappointing when you look at the way that game is going, how they had full control, and I’m not going to knock Skinner on a few of them, but that third-period goal to start for Blake Coleman, it’s a simple play where he dumps the puck on the net and it gets lost in his legs and Skinner has no idea where it is.

For me, I wonder how long the leash is for him. With everything that’s going on, you think about how the team feels when they walk back into that room. Again, it was a game they could have easily won but they end up losing in a shootout. Again, another brutal goal that’s a backbreaker, that just can’t happen.

I know it’s just one game, and I don’t want to be the overreactor, but Skinner hasn’t given us a reason not to overreact.

You can watch the full segment and the rest of the episode here…