Frank Seravalli shared his thoughts recently on who he thinks the Edmonton Oilers need to acquire.
It's no secret that the Edmonton Oilers have had a rough go with goalies this season, especially pre-Kris Knoblauch. Jack Campbell and Stuart Skinner have had their struggles but Skinner has rebounded while Campbell has continued to spiral in the AHL.
Calvin Pickard & Stuart Skinner.In Skinner's last 10 games he's been solid - 2.11 goals against average (GAA) and a .924 save percentage (SV%) to compliment his eight wins.
His resurgence bodes well for the Oilers, but the question needs to be asked: do the Oilers need another goalie?
Most pundits would suggest that they do - including hockey Insider Frank Seravalli with Daily Faceoff. He was recently on the Oilersnation Everyday podcast with Tyler Yaremchuk to speak about a goalie the Oilers should consider.
Seravalli suggests that Detroit Red Wings goalie James Reimer should be a target for the team. He cites his NHL experience and time spent in another Canadian market as reasons to consider him.
James Reimer.Frankly speaking (pun absolutely intended), this isn't a good idea. Reimer isn't an improvement on what the team already has with Calvin Pickard.
Pickard vs Reimer
Looking at traditional goalie stats, Reimer has a 3.41 GAA along with a .889 SV%. Conversely, Pickard has a 2.82 GAA with a .904 SV%. They have both won three games, but Pickard achieved that playing half the games that Reimer has.
Moving on to MoneyPuck.com, Reimer has -7.6 goals saved above expected. A negative number means that the average goalie should have stopped 7.6 more goals than he has. Pickard is practically on par with a -0.1 goals saved above expected.
Calvin Pickard.Pickard is already in the Oilers organization and the only way they make a trade is for an improvement, not to gain experience for experience's sake.
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