Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner gets taken down a peg by NHL legend Henrik Lundqvist
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Former New York Rangers legendary goaltender Henrik Lundqvist gave Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner a far lower grade as he revealed the top 8 during his Hankings segment for the NHL playoffs.
He explained to the TNT panel that he takes several parts and consideration on how the goalie finishes their season, where they finished, and he ranked Skinner as #8 in the West.
Skinner's season has been another roller coaster for Oilers
The 26-year-old netminder has seen his numbers decline when it comes to goals against average and save percentage over the past several years.
This season, he played 51 games owning a record of 26-18-4 with the goals against of 2.81 and a save percentage of .896 which many feel is a number that's not helpful for a team to go on a long run do the Stanley Cup finals.
Question marks were circling around the goaltending of the Oilers especially near the NHL trade deadline as many felt the Oilers should have gone out and traded for additional help whether to replace Skinner or to work in tandem.
The Oilers have one more season with their tandem of Pickard and Skinner before both players become unrestricted free agents in 2026.
Oilers preparing for several players to return for Kings series
Meanwhile,it appears the Oilers are receiving good news when it comes to their injury bug as several players are preparing to come back into the lineup for the Los Angeles Kings series.
Players including Evander Kane, Trent Frederic and Skinner Will likely be in the opening games of round one along with Leon Draisaitl, Zach Hyman and Jake Walman.
The Oilers will begin their playoff run on the road as game one will be in Los Angeles on Monday April 21st and game time will be 10:00 PM eastern.
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