Should The Oilers Have Acquired Binnington Instead Of Jarry?
The Edmonton Oilers' goaltending woes continue to persist. Did they miss a better option than Tristan Jarry by not trading for Stanley Cup-winning goalie Jordan Binnington?
For a very long time, the Edmonton Oilers have been a sinkhole for goaltenders. Go back more than a decade in Edmonton, and you'll see a steady stream of netminders who couldn't get the job done and deliver a Stanley Cup championship to Oilers fans. Since 2015-16, in Edmonton's net, there's been Cam Talbot and Laurent Brossoit and Anders Nilsson and Jonas Gustavsson and Al Montoya and Anthony Stolarz and Jack Campbell and Mikko Koskinen and Mike Smith – and this season, Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard and Tristan Jarry and Connor Ingram.
That’s a whole lot of 'ands. ' But there's no question the constant netminding carousel in Edmonton hasn't solved the Oilers' problems. And as Edmonton battles for a playoff spot, Jarry's performance has some observers wondering whether Edmonton GM Stan Bowman made the right choice in acquiring Jarry in mid-December instead of St.
Louis Blues veteran and Cup-winner Jordan Binnington. Yes, Binnington's NHL numbers this season, including an . 872 save percentage and 3.
40 goals-against average, are far from ideal. It's possible the Oilers could've acquired him and regretted it. But Jarry's .
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