The bottom line for the Oilers here is that Skinner had to go - sometimes things just get to the point where you HAVE to make a change. And that point had come with Skinner.
And that leaves them trading from a position of weakness and desperation, which is obviously going to affect the return.
As someone said: Skinner + Kulak for Jarry + Stastney is not horrible, maybe a small downgrade, depending on what Jarry does of course.
Adding a 2nd and a 3rd to get that done, and not getting any cap relief out of it either, makes it a loss. Which is to be expected when trading from a position of weakness.
The Oilers have been looking to improve their goaltending for about 3 years - this is the trade they managed. LOL
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