Jarry to Oilers

https://www.nhl.com/news/stuart-skinner-brett-kulak-traded-to-pittsburgh-penguins-by-edmonton-oilers-for-tristan-jarry

 

We have good prospects in that position... but what to do with Skinner? My guess is they will give him an opportunity then send him down to WBS

@GASportsDoc

 I figured you would have some input.  Oil needed a G for awhile,  Are Pit overs alive again when Stu starts? 

GL today doc

Glad they finally traded him.  Seems last couple years he is bad and then they go on big win streak and don’t make a move.  Kulak is a decent dman who logs a bunch of ice time but had to be done.

That's interesting considering the Pens are only 5 points out of first place.  With Malkin out that might make the Pens a fade more often than not from a gambling perspective.  Saturday's game against the Sharks will be telling.  The Sharks haven't won back-to-back games on the road all season but that could change?

It was time for a change for the Oilers and Skinner. Overpay in my opinion. No salary retention on Jarry. Time will tell.

Agree but there was no other way out.  Skinner is a throw away in this deal.  They got off Jarry contract and Bowman is chasing.  He has too. I received multiple texts from my son today, angry texts.  Glad he is at university, at least my wife won’t have to listen to that conversation at dinner.

Conner & Leon have to be relieved 

I was kinda curious so looked up Career stats:

Jarry:  307 games  2.74 GAA  0.909 S%

Stu:  197  2.74  0.904

 

I get it need change of scenery, but its not like they (Oil) got Ken Dryden in the trade.  They got another "Stu Skinner" like guy who has good stretches and bad ones.  Pens put Jarry on Waivers last season (no one claimed him) and sent him to Minors he was so bad for a stretch.  Good move just for sake of moving on from Stu, but I don't think their odds to win it all change by much.

Jarry as redeemed himself since being in ahl

This trade has to be approved by 97 or it doesn’t get done! I don’t care Jarry is an up grade over Skinner. Your goalie has to make timely saves Skinner never did that.