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Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner (NHL Images).<\/p>\n
\u201cEither they quit on him or they quit on themselves, but either way, what we saw Saturday tells us they are done with this netminder as their unchallenged No. 1,\u201d wrote Spector.<\/p>\n
Spector acknowledged the number of opposition goals scored by undefended players right in front of Skinner. Nevertheless, he believes Oilers general manager Stan Bowman must stage a full-court press in the trade market to find a suitable replacement.<\/p>\n
SPECTOR\u2019S NOTE: I understand cousin Mark\u2019s frustration over the current status of the Oilers\u2019 goaltending. However, finding someone who will do a better job than Skinner in this trade market is easier said than done. The pickings are slim and aren\u2019t likely to improve as the season progresses.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why Bowman acquired Connor Ingram<\/a> last month from the Utah Mammoth<\/a>, who is now toiling with the Oilers\u2019 AHL affiliate in Bakersfield. The fact that he\u2019s still there speaks volumes about his readiness to supplant Skinner.<\/p>\n SPORTSNET:<\/a> Elliotte Friedman reports David Kampf<\/a> has made it clear to the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> that he doesn\u2019t want to play in the AHL anymore.<\/p>\n There\u2019s been talk of contract termination, but one of the issues is the 30-year-old center\u2019s signing bonus for this season. If his contract is terminated, the question is whether he has to return some of his signing bonus. It\u2019s hoped that this issue will be resolved by Monday.<\/p>\n TSN:<\/a> Darren Dreger reports Kampf and his agent are exploring their options and will decide by Monday. Technically, he remains suspended by the Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n SPECTOR\u2019S NOTE: If they agree to a contract termination, Kampf will be a free agent and can sign with another NHL team or perhaps a European club.<\/p>\n SPORTSNET:<\/a> Alex Adams was asked if he thought the Ottawa Senators<\/a> were calling around for help. He\u2019s heard and seen reports that they\u2019re aggressively seeking to bolster their roster, but they don\u2019t have a first-round pick and limited prospects outside of Carter Yakemchuk<\/a> and Logan Hensler<\/a>.<\/p>\n Adams believes Senators GM Steve Staios would like to add another winger and a right-side defenseman. He felt the Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> might have been a possible trade partner, but their strong start to this season may dash any trade chances for now.<\/p>\n Asked about possible trade candidates for the Senators, Adams thinks Fabian Zetterlund<\/a>, Nick Jensen<\/a>, or Dylan Cozens<\/a> would make sense in a hockey trade to improve the team.<\/p>\n Zetterlund is in the first season of his three-year contract with an AAV of $4.275 million. He has one goal and three points in 15 games and isn\u2019t a fit in Ottawa playing on the fourth line.<\/p>\n SPECTOR\u2019S NOTE: A roster player like Zetterlund seems a more likely trade candidate than Cozens, Jensen, or one of the Senators\u2019 top prospects. He\u2019s a former 20-goal scorer who might flourish in a second-line role elsewhere. Whether he\u2019d fetch something in a hockey trade to provide the Senators with immediate help remains to be seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest on the Oilers\u2019 goaltending situation, David Kampf\u2019s standoff with the Maple Leafs, and the Senators\u2019 trade…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":272228,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[433],"tags":[49,48,448,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-272227","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-nhl","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272227\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}