Stuart Skinner is the biggest question going into the Stanley Cup Final. The play of the Edmonton Oilers goaltender will be a determining factor in the series against the Florida Panthers. Skinner just this postseason has been at times unplayable to the point of being pulled and at others nearly unbeatable.
Edmonton Oilers ’ goalie Stuart Skinner takes part in NHL hockey practice, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta. The Oilers take on the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Saturday in Sunrise, Fla. Edmonton Oilers ’ goalie Calvin Pickard , left, and goalie Stuart Skinner take part in NHL hockey practice, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta. The Oilers take on the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Saturday in Sunrise, Fla.
“My job’s simple just because I’ve been doing it for a long time, so I’ve just got to keep the puck out of the net and do my very best to do that,” Skinner said Friday. “That’s the pressure that I take on is just being able to do my job at a very high level.” Skinner has an admirer in Panthers starter Sergei Bobrovsky, a two-time winner of the Vezina Trophy as the league’s top goaltender and his latest challenge to try to outduel as he he did Dallas’ Jake Oettinger in
After being an All-Star in 2023 and the top rookie goalie in his first season in the league, Skinner got the job in the fall amid his struggles when the team decided to put Jack Campbell on waivers and send him to the minors. “I’ve been able to bounce back and find myself, and finding that resiliency in myself is obviously something that I’m very proud of,” Skinner said. “But it also shows just myself that I’m stronger than maybe that I think I am. And I think that’s great, especially going into where we are now.”
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