Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will start on the top line, while Calvin Pickard will get the start on Thursday when the Oilers face the Kraken for the second time in six days at Rogers Place

A simple goalie hug sparked wild trade rumors, but Stuart Skinner found the speculation hilarious, revealing the real reason behind the extra long embrace.

As much as there has been talk about the Edmonton Oilers and their goaltending situation, nothing is concrete in terms of a trade.

The Edmonton Oilers seem to be playing better hockey these days, but trade speculation is still high around the club.

Even with a new goalie, the Oilers still look like an aging, top-heavy team that has played a ton of hockey the past two seasons.

As the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins swapped goaltenders on Friday morning, questions loomed over the status of current Oilers backup Calvin Pickard.

The Edmonton Oilers traded Stuart Skinner to the Pittsburgh Penguins for All-Star Tristan Jarry in a blockbuster deal.

Per NHL EDGE IQ, among goalies to play at least 10 games, Jarry ranked sixth in save percentage off the rush (.919), meaning on shots faced within five seconds of the puck crossing the offensive blue line, prior to the trade, and was better than Skinner in those situations (.866).

Tristan Jarry wasn’t the only goalie the Edmonton Oilers were interested in. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman’s 32 Thoughts blog, posted Thursday night before the Jarry acquisition Friday morning,