As a team with aspirations of competing for the Stanley Cup, the Edmonton Oilers are in sore need for a goaltender. Right now, Stuart Skinner is excelling in the starters' role, but his play has been inconsistent this year and he's still young enough to doubt his ability to start 50+ games.
The Oilers real starter, at least in salary only, is Jack Campbell. His play in the NHL this year lost the Oilers games single-handedly, and he's been in the AHL to find his game. However, this development path hasn't gone as planned, and Jack Campbell's struggles continued again last night.
His continued poor play in the AHL has some fans questioning the organization's decision to call up Campbell soon. With this performance in the minor leagues, how could he be competitive in an NHL game? Now in 8 games with the Condors this year, Campbell has a brutal 3.37 GAA and .887 save percentage. At 31 years old and 4 years left on his contract at $5M, the Oilers need much, much better.
