So did the goaltending, Look i am the first guy to take the side of the goaltender, the Oilers did not get it, the Panthers scored on the first shot last night after the Oilers had several good looks.. Skinner stops that and its go go.. instead it was oh oh here we go again..
That is why you need goaltending to be better, when the games get tight you cannot afford to have weak goals go in.. that 3rd goal was bad , he should of had 2 of the 3 when the panthers went up 3-0..
You are right, the team needed to be better in front of their goalie, having said that, Skinner needs to make the saves, look at the 3rd goal last night, (i believe it was the 3rd) where he gets the shot in his chest only to push the rebound out on the other side right to a Panther.. Skinner...
While I get the jest of your post and not that i disagree, it just happens to be one side of the coin, without the players you don't have a league. We have gone down this path before..
From a goalie position Skinner did not give him much to shoot at, so while not a shot on him he did make it difficult which is what your goalie is suppose to do.
The writing was on the wall, apparently he did not talk with Oettinger after the game or the next day.. what a stupid move especially since Oett is signed for the long term