Oilers' Coaching Staff Appears to Have Lost Confidence in Jack Campbell For Now

Stuart Skinner occupied the starter's crease during the Edmonton Oilers' morning skate in New Jersey, leading us to suspect he will be between the pipes for their game against the red hot Devils. Who happen to be on a 12-game heater. This is a huge game for Edmonton, so opting for Skinner over Campbell pretty much tells us where the goaltending situation stands for the time being.

It becomes clearer and clearer with each passing day that Jack Campbell does not have the confidence of the coaching staff and Skinner does.

Which is only problematic because of the five-year, $25 million contract to which Ken Holland signed Campbell this summer.

The stats frankly speak for themselves.

Skinner: 8 starts - 4-4-0, 2.52 GAA & .930 SV%

Campbell: 10 starts - 6-4-0, 4.27 GAA & .873 SV%

Hopefully Campbell can sort it out, otherwise Holland and the Oilers are bootstrapped to Campbell for the next 4+ seasons.

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