POST-RAW | Stuart Skinner 05.27.24

Stuart speaks with the media following the team's 5-3 loss to the Dallas Stars at Rogers Place.

[@Sjishdkdjdksjjsisjsisbsudh]

4th goal cannot be going in smh

[@nathankeating6401]

Leon cant be that lazy on his back track, gave nurse and skinner no choice but to adjust on the fly cause Lazy Leon cant backcheck.

[@joeparragh-cd5qk]

as long as you are in net we ate toast

[@adinsplug8954]

Skinner has been OK, he’s made some tough saves but that 4th one can’t go in

[@BlueskyGladue]

Skinner, All you need to do, is take 1 more step forward and you are a True number 1 Goalie, but, this game proves it. Still cheering for ya

[@deucerappin]

At some point the goalie coach has to get looked at no?

[@MrMorin99]

This guy doesn’t know the difference between his head and arse

[@Vern01]

@@MrMorin99what do you mean

[@TH-tl6sy]

​@@Vern01Dustin Schwartz is a goalie killer. Been the Oilers Goalie coach for 10 years. Goalies come in from AHL or Other teams with great numbers, play fantastic for the 1st year then rapidly decline, and then get moved and suddenly start to get better. Many Goalies have requested permission to work with other goalie coaches or work with someone else in the summer. So it's long been a discussion that maybe it's time to look at Schwartz. This is the best defensively oilers team has ever been. And Skinner sav% has declined. Skinner called up from AHL. Does a .913 as a back up .914 first season as a starter, .905 this year. Talbot came here with fantastic numbers played amazing 1st year and second year then drastically declined. Laurent Brossoit Winnipeg back up Anders Nilsson Sens back up, Mikko Koskinen came in with fantastic numbers post .917 gets contract falls apart. Long list of Goalies that came in well and succeeded after leaving. Granted they played behind much worse D but as D has gotten better trend hasn't reversed.

[@sierrakilogulf]

FIRE DUSTIN SCHWARTZ

[@lovegoodguy]

Time to bring back Mike Smith out of the closet.

[@SS-iv7wv]

He seems like a good guy but he should be playing for the Florida Everblades and trying to win an ECHL cup not a Stanley Cup.

[@mikelasjo6507]

Start pickard

[@kpoleary1]

I give Skinner a lot of credit for answering, mostly rude and inane questions with an even demeanor.

[@aquaman199]

Ya ok but still doesnt keep pucks out of the net with questions and answers,but sure,give him credit in a media scrum

[@SkyHighSportsCards]

Feel bad for you stu , pretty sure you were the only one playing in the second period

[@jinkim917]

Not good enough. Sorry. Inconsistent. Cannot let that 4th goal in. Like ever.

[@wendymalone1598]

stu is a good guy but honestly as far as his goaltending is concerned its like 25% really good 40% really bad and 35% average. You need a reliable consistant goalie and skinner is anything but consistant.

[@0ilcountry]

Must suck playing behind Nurse and Ceci 😂

[@michaelbritton2331]

Calvin pickard please this guy is too inconsistent can't win with average goalie have to make the tough saves play Calvin

[@armswar]

Instead of talking about the 1 goal, we should be talking about the other 3. The other 3 were just poor efforts. The team lost the game tonight.

[@jclvmanagement7848]

Unfortunately, Skinner isn't proving any Dallas fan and any of the sports media talking heads wrong. Dallas is and has always been positioned to win this series solely based on the talent between the pipes. It is clear as day it's the goaltending that will make or break this series. Dallas and Edmonton are unequivocally evenly matched. But numbers don't lie. Game 3 Oettinger .900 SV% Skinner .809 SV%. Careless positioning again by Skinner. Lack of concentration, focus, anticipation and awareness. I'm running out adjectives to describe Skinner's positional errors and repeated lacklustre performance in the 2024 playoffs. When the team sucks the goalie is suppose to stand on his head and do everything in his power to not suck. Letting in goals like the 4th goal is not standing on your head. But hey, like Skinner always says, a loss in the playoffs is a wonderful education that he treasures.. I'm happy for you buddy, hope you're learning something. Try to keep the suck barometer to a minimum the rest of the way. The air's coming out of the Oilers playoff tires quickly.

[@BobsUruncle-dl7cs]

It is what it is..... the Oilers are just roasting this guy, I wonder who he upset?

[@neilchamberlain2731]

I agree 100%.

[@cindyrussell1581]

Its not all on Skinner, the second period sucked, thats something you guys need to stop doing. Enough with all the excuses.

[@abewiebe6467]

Not good enough

[@Mattoilers97]

This guy stinks

[@randomassname445]

He's so bad lmao. If oilers lose its cause of this clown.

[@user-wz7iy5rp1n]

Ahahhahaha weooo skinnerrr

[@leilanic9904]

have you guys learned lol i’m not a oilers fan but this is what happens when teams leave there foot off the gas.. or there just cocky and think there gonna win

[@BobsUruncle-dl7cs]

What I like about Stuart Skinner....I like that he is a big imposing technical and competitive player who has excellent playaction anticipation and reads that allow him to be a positional foundation type of Goaltender who relies on proven structure not finger-painting....I like that Skinners calm focused demeanor translates to his Teammates who can feel his composure gluing them together... I like that these traits and others allow Skinner to be solid in high paced back-and-forth Firewagon style games.. to not lose his composure over a single goal or over multiple goals...he keeps the fire burning....80s style games...he reminds me of a bigger Andy Moog. I just dont like when a Player I like gets put in less than optimal positions ,especially when its a Goalie. Skinners still salvagable but he needs to be used in or to go to an incubatory type place where his strengths are focused on in a high energy high paced System where he is constantly engaged.

[@josephtylerdc9830]

Its not all on this guy .. dallas is a great team at adjusting and wearing teams down. It's what they do and why they are so hard to beat.. they get stronger as the games and the series go on because every line looks the same. They are all dangerous, well balanced and they play solid defence. The opposing team starts to get tired and frustrated and dallas just locks it up very well. They've allowed 0 3rd period goals this series. 7 - 1 on the road now in these playoffs. Great game. Goodluck in game 4 oiler fans. The series is far from over. Its a marathon not a sprint. Your home crowd is awesome btw. Love that.

[@Shute7]

Oilers have some very good lines and one of the best 1st pairing d but they just have too many anchors weighting them them like Nurse, ceci, skinner and non existent 3rd line

[@cackoocacho1629]

Stu was playing for his future in these playoffs. I stress "was", because no matter the outcome of these playoffs now, he could go on to win the cup, he's just damaged goods. Nobody is going to want a goalie that is as unpredictable as they come. You had your chance Sievenner, and you blew it. It's too late to go get a real goalie at this point, as Draisaitl will be heading out of town at next year's trade deadline, and this team is getting blown up. It's absolutely amazing how a countless number of couch GMs, call better decisions than actual GM who makes millions of dollars to suck at his job.

[@cammackey8259]

Damn dog who hurt you. That's a lot of words to send out in the universe for three likes and bleeding negativity for a supposed fan. Make sure you don't forget to pay your mom rent for her basement this month

[@BobsUruncle-dl7cs]

@@cammackey8259 Hes simply making an astute but painful observation...but to my eye hes a great Goalie being spit-roasted over the fire by the Oilers for some reason.

[@JH-db9jc]

loss is not skinners fault, team didn't come out of the locker room for the 2nd period, that's the difference

[@aquaman199]

Skinner is just awful in playoffs,and is a big reason why Oilers will not beat Dallas

[@cammackey8259]

STFU all you critics. Stu was solid and did everything needed to get the W. His demeanor after this loss even with the media gives me even more confidence. Oil up

[@mikelasjo6507]

No. 4th goal was a bad goal. Start Pickard

[@nileswillis7992]

Of the 4 goalies in the conference finals...he is undoubtedly the worst.

[@Hexadecimal_QueenofChaos]

did everything needed to get the W.... except block crucial goals....

[@sierrakilogulf]

0.81 yet again is NOT solid. Not only does he have the worst postseason save percentage of any Oilers goaltender ever... He has the worst save percentage in the history of the NHL postseason since the salary cap has existed. He is garbage and inspires zero confidence in his teammates. Look how timid they play in front of him. That is not confident.

[@charleskletter8974]

We better win game 4 or it’s over

[@natedawg3855]

You don't say. Lol.

[@charleskletter8974]

@@natedawg3855 well DALLAS was great all year through the later part of the season and into the playoffs. They beat VEGAS AND COLORADO.

[@ronaldford3503]

We need better headcoach 2-2 tie in minutes no timeout than tied 3rd put McDavid Draisaitl together rather than have 4 lines moving pathetic move knobby is officially a knob

[@mikelasjo6507]

Doubt he'll get fired if oilers end up losing this series

[@yegman]

He's ready for cancun

[@CT-qu6bh]

If we can’t find a legit#1 next year like Saros or Ullmark, I rather trade Skinner and keep Campbell and Pickard. This guy is always overhyped and overrated

[@BobsUruncle-dl7cs]

Its just a job at the end of the day. Paycheques are already in the mail win lose or draw.

[@BlueskyGladue]

Sh!t the bed on this one

[@alexbelkin5445]

Oilers had good first period )) but game is not 20 min )) game is 60 min ! Dri ( - 2 ), 😝Nurse ( - 2 )😝 , Skinner's SV% = .81% ( 4 goals , 17 SV ) Jason Robertson completed his first-career playoff hat trick he is Nugent-Hopkins's client ?🤑

[@FreeFaller-h7l]

It’s ok Stu..We got this👆the rest of the games will be on us..keep it goin boys..Let’s go Oilers!❤

[@camilan3813]

Actually, no DM focused on those goal, not only Stu mistake

[@odomokdragon]

Dear Mr. Schwartz, It has come to our attention that you may be teaching goaltenders to ignore basic goaltending fundamentals such as taking the shooter and letting the defenders cover the pass. Should this be found as truthful, it is inexcusable. We adamantly request your immediate resignation. Please comply with haste, as Mr. Francilia is eagerly awaiting his start date Regards, Oilers fans.

[@simonnam453]

Skinner is not horrible but at the same token, he is clealy should not be team's no.1 goalie. Our defense is horrible. Really brutal. I honestly am shocked this team actually won 2 rounds. Are LA and Vancouver rally this bad ?

[@jordacheamistad3748]

Robertson basically said Oetttinger's goalie coach has been giving him tips. Im assuming about Skinner. When the &u¢£ is our goalie coach gonna do the same for us AND Skinner? We seem to be a step behind regarding trending tactics in the playoffs.

[@neilchamberlain2731]

Nobody seems to be able to say it.....we need goaltending and without it we are going nowhere. This is not a popularity contest its the business of hockey. I actually couldn't care how nice a guy you are just do your job and stop the puck!!

[@TH-tl6sy]

I heard a commentator say after game 2 they'd go back to pickard, because skinner is too inconsistent strings together 2-4 fantastic games then has 4 stinkers. I'm glad I'm not the only one to notice this.

[@97bronx]

Sorry, this team goes nowhere with the 🤡 goaltending from this glorified AHL level goalie.

[@sierrakilogulf]

Worst save percentage in the postseason out of all goalies who have played since the salary cap era. Unfortunately, unless Connor and Leon put up 7 or 8-point nights, 4+ goals against every night (2+ usually stinkers) is not going to win a cup.

[@SimplyTheBestCSGO]

The sad truth about Skinner is... I think playing in Edmonton (his hometown) adds a lot of non-needed pressure to him... also the fact that the Oilers have the best players in the world / best powerplay and are in a "NEED TO WIN NOW" mode, it puts so much pressure on the goalies / skinner. If he was playing in a crappy team like Philly or Columbus, I'd bet you he would steal a lot of games. Skinner isn't terrible but he's very weak mentally, as soon as he lets in 2 goals within a matter of 2-3 mins, he goes downhill and he's a free slot machine. Skinner is terrible with the Oilers and is the main reason why Oilers been losing past 2 years, the team doesn't want to play anymore once they play from behind because of him

[@KptKrunch9481]

Funny, I was saying the same thing last series. I agree 100% - it's a lot of pressure here to win as it is, and if you're the home town goalie it's even worse. Biggest problem was/is Jack Campbell. He was supposed to be our #1 but he sucked so bad (I called that too I was really upset when we signed him) we had no choice but to throw Skinner in the net. He'll be a great goalie on another team I'm sure (and not necessarily a bad one) but I think the pressure is too much for him here.

[@sierrakilogulf]

Doubt it. Can't think of many games where he has "stolen" anything.

[@sierrakilogulf]

@@KptKrunch9481 Jack Campbell had better numbers than Stuart went he got sent down, and got sent down after SKINNER bombed against both the Canucks and then the Sharks and got Woodcroft fired and his tandem partner sent to the minors.

[@KptKrunch9481]

@@sierrakilogulf True but his numbers were still poor. Skinner has shown to be (a lot) mentally tougher than Campbell ever has been. Campbell is a total flake who parlayed a 50 game stretch (as in Toronto 50 games not Campbell playing 50 games) stretch into the contract he has today. He will be bought out on June 24th guaranteed. And it's highly unlikely we'll see him in the NHL again unless it is as a backup where he only need to play once every 4 to 5 games with no pressure. He'll probably show pretty well too and everyone here will say 'see we should of kept him' - well we can't afford a $5m backup

[@ElyseBernard-Thiffault]

Not enough 2h16 Love that one. Put it on replay. 4ever.

[@ivoplsek]

good lesson learned..? you Stu, you do not seem to learn many lessons...

[@Ahmed-oc5gi]

I have been saying it since Vegas series, skinner is cooked!!! If a professional player tells you, I am still working on the mental game then that he does not trust himself.

[@Hexadecimal_QueenofChaos]

absolutely. in real life he is a very nice and authentic guy, this probably makes him too hard on himself and prone to taking on too much pressure to not let the team down, rather than getting into the flow of the game and forgetting about all the stakes. once things start going downhill, he chokes under the pressure, almost freezing when the puck gets near him or overthinking rather than trusting his instinct.

[@donwarrington4916]

My goalie wouln't be available to the media in the playoffs ...

[@BobsUruncle-dl7cs]

Good God no way I throw my Goalie to the media Wolves...never...ever...22 men fall before you get near my #1 Goalie. Th Oilers have slow-roasted Skinner in public like a sacrificial lamb.

[@charleskletter8974]

Stuart was solid tonight. Not his fault when your defense sucks up the joint

[@CT-qu6bh]

Out of these final four goalies, Skinner is literally the worst. Bobrovsky, Shesterkin, and Oettinger can carry their teams despite their defenses being leaky sometimes, while Skinner always needs his defense to bail him out. He doesn’t have the X-factor or the capability to steal games or make crucial saves when needed. Please don’t bring up Game 1; the Stars hit the post twice in OT, he got lucky.

[@charleskletter8974]

@@CT-qu6bh still his defense didn’t show up and the OILERS BURNT OUT IN THE SECOND AND THIRD. There was no killer instinct in them in the second

[@CT-qu6bh]

@@charleskletter8974 at least the Oilers tied the game! Then skinner let in a weak goal that a NHL calibre goalie should be stopping! what excuse are you going to say for that one? Robertson shouldn’t have a bad angle to shoot at skinner?

[@charleskletter8974]

@@CT-qu6bh Robertson is a very good player …D was dysfunctional in the second and third. Now that he got HINTZ back everything opened up for ROBERTSON. Oilers need to play the same way they did in the first period through the third. Be aggressive with killer instinct. I think now they ran into a very elite team with way too many weapons and an excellent goalie

[@charleskletter8974]

@@CT-qu6bh as I said STU was never an elite goalie but the OILERS should have done a better job.

[@sierrakilogulf]

START PICKARD

[@d.scarlett97]

We gotta rally around Stu. He is playing amazing. Giving up a goal should piss us off on Stu’s behalf. That’s how I always stayed motivated. I loved my team mates and I wanted them to succeed!

[@97bronx]

Amazing?? I would hate to see what awful looks like..

[@Hexadecimal_QueenofChaos]

I think we've seen enough game ruining goaltending from him and he is as far from amazing as it gets.

[@sierrakilogulf]

He has the worst save percentage in the history of the NHL post-season since the salary cap has existed. Nothing about that is amazing.

[@d.scarlett97]

Stu is battling hard and plagued with awful bounces and simple mental defensive breakdowns by the Oilers. The Robinson gwg was not pretty, but that was a great play made by a talented hockey player. It is amazing what a little bit of confidence can do for a player!

[@sierrakilogulf]

@d.scarlett97 the guy has ZERO confidence, and the team has none in front of him, too They play timid hockey with him in net. They can limit any team to under 20 shots. But guaranteed 4 or 5 of those are going in with Stu in net. Hard to be confident in a goalie when you know you need to score 4 or 5 just for a chance to win with him in net.

[@ElyseBernard-Thiffault]

Veux tu jten fasse une?

[@emanuelcaparelli]

Stu had to make some big saves this game, people hating are neglecting that he had harder saves to make than Oettinger. Thats a team issue that needs to be fixed, gotta spend more time in O zone and not let them set up for a whole period in your zone.

[@jclvmanagement7848]

Will the real Stu Skinner please step forward.

[@howinyee5962]

Not entirely his fault. The defence and the lack of critical scoring in the last 2 periods costed us

[@joebluhm]

STU is doing fine. But the Oilers need to STOP pulling the goalie with 3:00 left, when it's a one point game.

[@SonGoku-rd9ds]

😂😂😂😂

[@joebluhm]

@@SonGoku-rd9ds yeah. Stahp

[@SimplyTheBestCSGO]

They pulled it because they were in the offensive zone... but I agree, I'd rather play 5on5 for 2m and 1m 6on5 than get scored with 2m52 left

[@joebluhm]

@@SimplyTheBestCSGO exactly. The statistics work against pulling, vs aiming at one goal within 3:00.

[@sierrakilogulf]

He is NOT doing fine. Not only does he have the worst postseason save percentage of any Oilers goaltender ever... He has the worst save percentage in the history of the NHL postseason since the salary cap has existed. He is garbage

[@JoeMama-pr8zj]

Im a Skinner supporter. Hes a good guy and a good goalie. Fans are too harsh on him.

[@SonGoku-rd9ds]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Mattoilers97]

The dudes letting us down again

[@billmills9991]

Those are Vancouver fans trolling! Not to worry 😊

[@JoeMama-pr8zj]

@@billmills9991 who me?

[@mcj44]

The dumbasses in the replies are proving your point

[@thecflsaskatchewanroughrid8848]

series is not over where going win gm4 and gm5 and go to florida in cup final

[@seen48]

Well we still need three wins. I believe in this team but they can’t give up entire periods of mediocre play. That’s 4 out of the last 6 periods where we looked quite bad for the talent we have.

[@daydreamer1049]

Stu is a class act !!

[@fredarmanieh9792]

He said right; they’re kept rolling and you guys not, that’s whole reason you guys lost

[@yeon723]

Skinner did great tonight.

[@seen48]

3 out of the last 6 periods have been a complete collapse. That’s not normal, especially for a team that wants to go to the finals. Right now we would get swept by either team in the East if we happen to win the West.

[@seen48]

3 out of the last 6 periods have been a complete collapse. That’s not normal, especially for a team that wants to go to the finals. Right now we would get swept by either team in the East if we happen to win the West.