THIS COULD BE THE END OF THE EDMONTON OILERS… (STUART SKINNER STARTS VS VANCOUVER CANUCKS IN GAME 6)

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We're going Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner, and how he's getting the start in Game 6 against the Vancouver Canucks.
The Oilers and Vancouver Canucks series features names such as Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser, JT Miller, Quinn Hughes, Filip Hronek, Tyler Myers, Nikita Zadorov, Ian Cole, Carson Soucy, Arturs Silovs, Casey DeSmith, Stuart Skinner, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Zach Hyman, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Evander Kane, Evan Bouchard, Darnell Nurse, Mattias Ekholm, Vincent Desharnais, and potentially Thatcher Demko.
This video is taking place after the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2023 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Chicago Blackhawks, Connor Bedard
2nd) Anaheim Ducks, Leo Carlsson
3rd) Columbus Blue Jackets, Adam Fantilli
4th) San Jose Sharks, Will Smith
5th) Montreal Canadiens, David Reinbacher
6th) Arizona Coyotes, Dmitri Simashev
7th) Philadelphia Flyers, Matvei Michkov
8th) Washington Capitals, Ryan Leonard
9th) Detroit Red Wings, Nate Danielson
10th) St. Louis Blues, Dalibor Dvorsky
11th) Vancouver Canucks, Tom Willander
12th) Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa Senators), Daniil But
13th) Buffalo Sabres, Zach Benson
14th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Brayden Yager
15th) Nashville Predators, Matthew Wood
16th) Calgary Flames, Samuel Honzek
17th) Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders via Vancouver Canucks), Axel Sandin Pellikka
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Colby Barlow
19th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Oliver Moore
20th) Seattle Kraken, Eduard Sale
21st) Minnesota Wild, Charlie Stramel
22nd) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles Kings via Columbus Blue Jackets), Oliver Bonk
23rd) New York Rangers, Gabe Perreault
24th) Nashville Predators (from Edmonton Oilers), Tanner Molendyk
25th) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Otto Stenberg
26th) San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey Devils), Quentin Musty
27th) Colorado Avalanche, Calum Ritchie
28th) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston Bruins via Washington Capitals), Easton Cowan
29th) St. Louis Blues (from Dallas Stars via New York Rangers), Theo Lindstein
30th) Carolina Hurricanes, Bradley Nadeau
31st) Colorado Avalanche (from Florida Panthers via Montreal Canadiens), Mikhail Gulyayev
32nd) Vegas Golden Knights, David Edstrom
This video is also taking place after 2023 NHL Season, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in the Finals.
Stuart Skinner was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2017 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The Top 25 of the draft went as follows:
1st - New Jersey Devils, Nico Hischier
2nd - Philadelphia Flyers, Nolan Patrick
3rd - Dallas Stars, Miro Heiskanen
4th - Colorado Avalanche, Cale Makar
5th - Vancouver Canucks, Elias Pettersson
6th - Vegas Golden Knights, Cody Glass
7th - New York Rangers (from Arizona Coyotes), Lias Andersson
8th - Buffalo Sabres, Casey Mittelstadt
9th - Detroit Red Wings, Michael Rasmussen
10th - Florida Panthers, Owen Tippett
11th - Los Angeles Kings, Gabriel Vilardi
12th - Carolina Hurricanes, Martin Necas
13th - Vegas Golden Knights (from Winnipeg Jets), Nick Suzuki
14th - Tampa Bay Lightning, Callan Foote
15th - Vegas Golden Knights (from New York Islanders), Erik Brannstrom
16th - Calgary Flames, Juuso Valimaki
17th - Toronto Maple Leafs, Timothy Liljegren
18th - Boston Bruins, Urho Vaakanainen
19th - San Jose Sharks, Josh Norris
20th - St. Louis Blues, Robert Thomas
21st - New York Rangers, Filip Chytil
22nd - Edmonton Oilers, Kailer Yamamoto
23rd - Arizona Coyotes (from Minnesota Wild), Pierre-Olivier Joseph
24th - Winnipeg Jets (from Columbus Blue Jackets via Vegas Golden Knights), Kristian Vesalainen
25th - Montreal Canadiens, Ryan Poehling
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[@Jrrobins99]

Skinner starting can either be the best or the worst idea but only time will tell

[@Brian-uq4wu]

Way to go out on a limb, bud. You should add, he might do okay, so you have all the bases covered

[@primekiller5729]

5-1 Canucks with 10 shots on Skinner!

[@jacobjslee]

@@blissstated I also predicted 5 goals for the Canucks, but because they outplayed and outshot the Oilers. I'll say 5-3 final.

[@adamtajhassam9188]

this will be another 5-3 or 5-4 game - patty will make alot of mistakes. Canucks will be lucky to win however, if i was the Oilers coach going the ways of history has proven time and time again ur asking 4 failure , go w Pickard at least you were playing hockey at a much more comfortable level.

[@enderboygamer3248]

🙏🙏

[@olivierturcotte5223]

This comment will not age well 😂

[@JesterDarrak]

Do you want to eat your words with or without ketchup?

[@DesignInDepth]

treat skinner like he was Demko, play extremely hard and never consider it a free win

[@bananian]

He will stand on his head

[@DesignInDepth]

@@bananian hope not! tonight will be a fun game to watch!

[@oliver-ci2ke]

@@bananian no he wont

[@bananian]

@@oliver-ci2ke He didn't have to. 😅

[@nbarealtalker]

I was at game 5. Pick stood on his head for 40 straight mins. BUT there was a play in the second period where Pick was coming across to face a shot and he kinda slipped and went back on his knee. It took him a second to get up. At the time, I thought it easily could’ve been a knee sprain which might not have stiffened up until after the game. Sometimes you can just tweak something, finish the game just fine because you’re warm but wake up tomorrow unable to straighten your knee.

[@xCanuckfan16x]

Interesting! I wouldn't see any other reason going to Skinner

[@williamshortreed7609]

There is nothing wrong with McDavid line. What we are witnessing is the Miller line.

[@adamtajhassam9188]

soon as the oilers play that line 30 min mc coo coo line is roasted duck.

[@alexandersiver]

lol

[@JT-gi8rx]

The top Oilers are losing their legs, they have too much ice time, it’s exhausting them.

[@larryborsa4396]

Oilers are trying a fake here. They'll change to Pickard at the last minute.

[@matthewbarry7026]

I thought that too, but it will be skinner in for 2 quick goals then pickard to come clean up. Oilers will need the refs help tonight!

[@Tomcat5837]

I have cautious optimism on the game tonight with Skinner in net. Before I thought the Oilers would win game six since they'd be playing desperate hockey but now I think the Canucks have a better chance of ending it tonight. I hope the Canucks pepper him with shots and score a lot rather than taking him lightly. Skinner is an NHL goalie for a reason and even "bad" NHL players can have a good game.

[@ronryan7398]

Boy, this aged like milk on a radiator

[@jimklose648]

What’s the definition of insanity doing the same thing wrong twice and expecting a different result

[@queretaromexico]

Be careful, Canucks don’t have the best luck, watch him stand on his head and steal the game

[@enderboygamer3248]

Jinx

[@randoir1863]

Everyone wave goodbye to the OILERS ! *Waves Goodbye * !!!!! I don't get it nor do I understand the change , but I'm not the coach or any player on that team . Best of luck to both teams , but IMO The Oilers are done !!!!

[@enderboygamer3248]

🙏🙏

[@derekanderson6102]

We’re probably screwed, From an oilers fan

[@SanchezKirby]

Feels like it! even the Canucks wins I won’t be against them, I hope they’re the team that can bring the cup back to Canada all through they are full of Americans Sweden’s and Russians

[@AxionXIII]

Yup. I don’t care who’s in the team, just bring it north of the border.

[@bananian]

Got to fight through the refs

[@B.Launders]

Skinner in Games 6 & 7 after this video: “And I took that personally.”

[@YJ-xg3xr]

Knoblauch covering his butt by playing their #1 goalie. If Skinner stinks, coach can't be blamed by GM. He can only use the personnel he is given.

[@bananian]

If Oilers lose and I'm the GM, knob would be the first on the chopping block for starting skinner, lol.

[@lunar33icious]

There's NO WAY I would have started Skinner. The stats don't lie when it comes to Skinner vs Pickard in the playoffs & even the regular season.

[@steviej359]

Way to go Lego, now you’re going to have to make a post game video about Skinner standing on his head.

[@kalenluck]

Man o man, Canucks are about to put an obviously washed Silovs in game 7…

[@lunar33icious]

That's the problem, too many maybe's in net, but also on the Oilers' 3rd & 4th line production/protection

[@CashMacGregor]

you dance with who brought ya to the party. no win situation for knoblock. if the oil lose he will be blamed for who was in the net whoever it is.

[@bananian]

But at least there would be a good rationale for starting Pickard. How do you explain to your boss you went with the goalie with cold hands?

[@aggregatemelons]

This officially has trap game written all over it, I withhold my comments until after tonight 😅

[@lanimercado8959]

Why I have a feeling Edmonton will tie the series?

[@bananian]

I predicted Nux in 7 but hope they prove me wrong.

[@michaella5799]

Because its scripted to be

[@kolasillers7776]

Who knows.

[@Nickh4929]

​@@michaella5799don't go into a game with that mindset. The canucks should be motivated to close this series out!

[@oliver-ci2ke]

knucks be better to end in 6! be more rest bef starting conferance

[@user-eo4wz2fz7d]

Giving the win away it’s so sad Canada won’t get the cup again

[@tihseht472]

You do know they're playing against the CANUCKS right. From non bias position I believe the Canucks have a better chance at winning the cup then oilers as they're built bigger n more balanced like Canucks teams defense overall is much better. With that said I don't think either teams beating Dallas. Dallas in 6 vs Canucks n 5 against oilers is my bet.

[@kolasillers7776]

If Skinner loses .Knoblauch and Skinner will be eaten alive.

[@izumolee6714]

To be in the minds of Oilers management, they have to ride Skinner cause win or lose he is their no.1 goaltender. If they don't ride him, if they lose what are they going to do next year. They'll be in the same position as they were with Campbell. A goalie under contract for a few years & the organization has no faith in him for an elimination game.

[@iiOmen]

Nice jinx man. 3-1 EDM. Game 7 time

[@bananian]

Omg you called it!! They don't want to hurt Skinner's feelings. 🤭

[@troubleondemand7703]

Honestly, despite Skinner's numbers, goaltending has not been the Oiler's problem.

[@danielpatterson5189]

Completely agree. Almost every goalie has terrible save percentages against the Canucks. Their low shots, high danger chances approach is a nightmare for goaltender analytics.

[@Whatisahandlehuh]

Yup! ….. the goaltending has been alright. Cal and Stuart need help; score a damn goal without Leon and mcdavid.

[@BaoNguyen-bh2rk]

Knaublach is in way over his head.

[@Kushbombs]

Knob lock listens to the media apparently

[@kendaph11]

Didn’t age well.

[@mcfarlandmusic78]

Umm they are winning right now. Pickard is my cousin. He is a great goal tender but you will see my cousin next year for sure probably the star goalie for Edmonton 2024-2025 season

[@LOLBTLOLBT]

let see how fast will oilers pull him

[@nobuddy2012]

No way. They're just trolling us.

[@mikeruxpin2829]

Go canucks!

[@avocadofever6850]

I don't think they're actually going to play Skinner it's too risky. They might trolling and then decide to put Pickard in net at the last second to screw with the Canucks heads.

[@robjea6042]

😆 watch skinner get a shuttout tonight

[@samy467]

"Even a blind squirrel can find a nut once a while."

[@user-pl8ij9et9w]

Sounds great Career ending Troy stecher extra

[@dtown902]

I'm indifferent to Skinner getting the start. I'm not more confident in a win because of it. They need to continue what the did last game and they should be fine. It doesn't matter who's in net for Edmonton.

[@travishanna4619]

This is the same mistake Jay Woodcroft made last year

[@tomschmitz1799]

It boggles the mind 🤪

[@canuck81]

One game at a time...

[@TheErnie1964]

This is good for the Canucks I like it a lot.

[@user-zk2qy1xn2c]

Smart move.

[@Tubtim7369]

Canucks keep shooting at Skinners and he has the worse save percentage. If Canucks can score first and have couple of goals sneak in behind Skinners, Oilers will be done before end of the game. Go Canucks Go!!!

[@alexandersiver]

thank you for pointing out how delusional canucks fans are, multiple said the canucks would have won in 4 if skinner started all 4 but already lost one while skinner started...

[@rodzor]

You're really grasping man. Enjoy the game 😃

[@rowds]

And it isn't delusional of that Oilers fan that stated that the Canucks and Flames COLLUDED at the trade deadline so in the playoffs the Canucks could take out the Oilers? Bahaha, dude get a grip. Every team has delusional fans, you're delusional if you think that fellow fans of your team haven't been making fools of themselves since Game 1.

[@alexandersiver]

@@rodzor yes the game was great

[@darinwesnedge6506]

Every team has they're juggernaut and this season we are Edmonton's

[@lukewould4982]

I’m happy they beat LA

[@peterolbrisch8970]

What does that mean?

[@dougstewart3243]

@@peterolbrisch8970 nemesis

[@NHLGodfather]

Classic Ken Holland. The Oil has priority need for a goalie since...like...forever. But he goes out and gets the washed up Corey Perry and locker room cancer Evander Kane. Granted, Kane is a good player but a horrible teammate and a team distraction everywhere he's been. The Wings instantly got better when Holland "left." Holland took credit for the moves Jim Nill made when with the Wings. When Nill left for Dallas, Holland suddenly became a poor performing GM. Imagine that. Go Canucks!!!

[@TheJimmyStDenisShow]

Leon’s getting traded to Boston Mcdavid will leave prob to Detroit

[@user-zk2qy1xn2c]

If they go all the way, I think they should both retire 😊

[@myleswilson3118]

Nah

[@Statsy10]

The hockey Gods are well known to be cruel. Skinner will make 40 saves in a 1-0 Oilers win. ☹

[@enderboygamer3248]

Jinx

[@Statsy10]

@@enderboygamer3248 I think that neither Lego nor I actually provided a jinx on this game. The Canucks jinxed themselves when they decided to no-show. It's maddening to see the Oilers in this situation and then to only put 10 shots on goal through 48 minutes of play (or whatever it was). Brutal!

[@rare_name420]

😂😂😂😂

[@Canucksnate]

Bye bye Edmonton 👋👋👋

[@iiOmen]

Lol nice one bud

[@Canucksnate]

Canucks will destroy Edmonton in game 7