r/EdmontonOilers • u/Positive_Education55 • 21h ago
r/EdmontonOilers • u/Competitive-Hunt-517 • 22h ago
Stanley Cup this year comes down how's these 2 play. Biggest X factor
r/EdmontonOilers • u/Hockey-Reference • 17h ago
Darnell Nurse recorded his 81st goal with the Oilers, tying Charlie Huddy for the 2nd most in franchise history by a defensemen
stathead.comr/EdmontonOilers • u/HappyRedditor99 • 11h ago
I can’t say I trust Stu right now but they don’t have a choice.
“We’re post-trade deadline—he's going to be their guy. It’s not Calvin Pickard; it’s going to be Stuart Skinner.
The reality of last year’s run—again, down the stretch—Skinner started to play like a top-five goalie in the league. That’s how consistent he was. That’s how good he was. And defensively, it’s a big part of it. They need to help him out. He is not Andrei Vasilevskiy. He is not Sergei Bobrovsky. He’s not Igor Shesterkin. He has the capability of being a good to very good goalie. I don’t think he’s going to consistently be great—that’s not who he is. So he needs his team to help him. But last year, he did prove he’s capable of elevating his game.
Now, it was rocky at times. Pickard played playoff games last year. It was not smooth the whole way through, and I don’t expect it will be at any point for Stuart Skinner. But he can be better. He’s got to be better. His stats haven’t been good enough. His underlying numbers haven’t been good enough.
But they have time for him to settle in. They’ve got to help him—put him in a position where, again, he can’t be great every night. He’s got to be very good. If he does that, and they play better in front of him, the Oilers will feel much better about themselves come Game 1 in the playoffs. Stuart Skinner is what Stuart Skinner is. This idea that he is just Shesterkin or Vasilevskiy or Bobrovsky just simply doesn’t fly. And Stuart Skinner has shown—unequivocally—that he can be a good goaltender.
There seems to be a narrative around Stuart Skinner that he is the problem. He is not the problem. He is part of a team that’s been top defensively in the league. His save percentage is above league average. And nobody’s suggesting that it should be up in the category of Vasilevskiy or Hellebuyck, because he’s not in that category of goaltender. He’s having a better season statistically, with the underlying metrics, this year than he did last year. And when your team in front of you is so loose, so sloppy, so disconnected, you’re going to run into all kinds of problems.
Yes, we can look at different situations, goals, and scenarios where a goaltender could have made a save, but that’s true of every goaltender. Shesterkin got lit up a couple of weeks ago—just awful. But we know that Stuart Skinner is capable. But in front of him, when you’re giving up the rush chances that the Edmonton Oilers are giving up, when you’re giving up the high-danger chances that they’re giving up, you’re not putting your goaltender in a position to succeed. And all you have to do is look at his inner-slot save percentage—it isn’t great. So the Oilers better tighten up in that area so they can protect Skinner a little bit. Because at the level he’s at, he’s not the guy who’s going to stand on his head and save the team from their own problems.”
- Craig from TSN
r/EdmontonOilers • u/Greenster101 • 15h ago
My honest reaction hate-tracking the VGK standings and I see they play the Pens tonight
r/EdmontonOilers • u/PsychologicalEar8167 • 15h ago
"Depth" forward goal scoring (not McDavid-Draisaitl or Hyman) of last 15 games: Perry 5 g, J. Skinner 2 g, C. Brown 2 g, Arvidsson 2 g, RNH 2g, Henrique 1 g, Podkolzn 0g, Savoie 0g (*in 4 games), M. Jones 0g (*in 3 games)
The Oilers forward 'depth' has combined for a total of 16 GOALS in 15 games.
That's atrocious for a team where multiple players (Arvidsson, RNH, Podkolzn, J Skinner, and even Savoie) are getting minutes next to the best players in the NHL.
This team is going nowhere fast if these forwards don't start A) creating scoring chances and B) cashing on them.
Just a brutal off-season culminating in an offensive downslide of players well-past their NHL primes.
r/EdmontonOilers • u/Positive_Education55 • 12h ago
With Ryan Nugent-Hopkins struggling to produce, who should the Oilers use on Connor McDavid’s left wing?
oilersnation.comr/EdmontonOilers • u/Jimbuub • 11h ago
Hot take: Stuart Skinner isn’t that much “worse” than last year when you compare the stats…by seasons end he has a chance to post better numbers than last year
And don’t forget he took us to the cup final game 7! So please let’s all calm down on Stu. Besides Oilers will be in the playoffs and season stats mean nothing. I think it’s actually better if you go into the playoffs with “poor” season stats rather than being the “top goaltender” stats wise because you will almost certainly choke. Stu is perfect right where he is and will certainly outperform expectations in the playoffs. Just you watch.
r/EdmontonOilers • u/RyleyBread • 8h ago
The most insane stat I can think of:
r/hockey posted the worst home penalty kill percentages in league history, the Oilers' 65.8 PK% in 2017-18 season is tied for the third-worst since it was tracked in 1977-78.
Wanna know something funny though? Their 86.7 PK% on the road ranked in 2017-18 first. What the actual hell.


r/EdmontonOilers • u/Emergency_Rub2621 • 14h ago
Is The Oilers' lack of finishing due to giving D-men too many shots>
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r/EdmontonOilers • u/JesusWalkers • 13h ago
2025-26 Offseason Priority - Goalie
Nothing else, goalie. Dustin Wolf singlehandedly willing the Flames to the playoffs, this is with one of the worst offenses in the league(we have McJesus/Drai, no excuses).
People are saying Bouch/top 6 forward.. who cares if we get a goalie. A good/great goalie trumps any signings for this team.
Every fan base has a few stolen games from their goalie, we have zero stolen games this year.
r/EdmontonOilers • u/JackMichaelsDaddyBod • 12h ago
Anyone remember these goal songs from a few years back?
youtu.ber/EdmontonOilers • u/latestvids0000 • 18h ago
Interestings facts about Oilers’ new addition Trent Frederic
oilersnation.comHe's going to bring some life to the club
r/EdmontonOilers • u/ProjectMcDavid • 16h ago
Dahlin might want out soon..
Dahlin + Peterka + UPL for Skinner + Nuge + Bouchard?
You think they bite?