EDMONTON – Ruh-oh.
The injury surrounding the Edmonton Oilers and Calvin Pickard may have gone from bad to worse.
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According to an NHL insider, the original diagnosis suggested that the veteran goalie was day-to-day with his injury, which may extend longer than expected.
While appearing on Edmonton Sports Talk, Darren Dreger reported that, "I'm told it’ll probably be at least a week.”
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Bad News For The Oilers
This is (obviously) less than ideal for the Oilers. Pickard recorded six straight wins, leading the team past the Los Angeles Kings in round one, and giving them a 2-0 head start on the Vegas Golden Knights before going down with an injury.
In the six games that he started, Pickard made big saves at key moments. The Oilers have played steadily all year with Pickard in the net.
Stuart Skinner's Time To Shine
It's now or never for Stuart Skinner. The Edmonton-born native returned to the net for Game 3. He performed admirably despite allowing four goals on 24 shots.
When speaking about Skinner’s performance after the game, head coach Kris Knoblauch offered his thoughts.
“It’s a tough situation,” Knoblauch said to reporters after Game 3. “I think he made some really big saves, especially early in the game (and) On the penalty kill.”
“I don’t think there’s any bad goals. We put him out in difficult situations to defend.”
The Oilers will need to batten down the hatches and attack the Golden Knights with full force to win their second-round series. With this new injury news, they need to band together and not default to their goaltender's play—no matter who is in the net.
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