EDMONTON — Watching his baby boy learn to crawl has given Stuart Skinner some perspective heading into a season where he and fellow Edmonton Oilers goalie Jack Campbell will be under the microscope.
Skinner’s son, Beau, was born in January, and the netminder said watching him grow and adapt"actually taught me a lot this summer" as the Oilers opened training camp Wednesday at Rogers Place.
Skinner took over the No. 1 job last season, after Campbell’s early-season struggles. Campbell was in the first year of a five-year, US$25 million deal, and was expected to stabilize the Oilers' netminding position. But it was Skinner who shone during the season, posting a 29-14-5 record with a .914 save percentage and becoming a finalist for the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year.Things changed in the playoffs.
"It was nice to get a taste of it, but it’s a pretty small sample," Campbell said of his improved play in the playoffs."I’m ready to turn it into something bigger this year." Oilers’ president of hockey operations and general manager Ken Holland said that it’s not going to be about Skinner vs. Campbell for the Oilers net. They will both be needed as the season goes on. It’s a tandem, not a competition.
Skinner spent part of the off-season working out with fellow Edmontonian Carter Hart and Tristan Jarry, who played major junior hockey in Edmonton. Campbell went back to Michigan and worked with former Red Wings goalie Manny Legace. Campbell said he’s had to learn not be so hard on himself in goal, to not let every mistake get to him.That had always been the rub on him — that he cared so much, it was hard for him to do what goalies need to do when they give up a goal, and that’s forget about what just happened.
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