Edmonton Oilers Need Goaltending Help… Again

The list reads like a who’s who of brilliant hockey minds. Different facets of hockey, mind you. But brilliant hockey minds nonetheless. The pieces are all starting to fall into place for the Oilers, but the elephant in the room remains the same. Goaltending.

It’s a bit of an uncomfortable situation for the Oilers going forward. MacTavish’s (reasonable) gamble on both Ben Scrivens and Viktor Fasth has not really paid off and yet another replacement is needed.

Fasth never really found his stride with the Oilers and is not expected to re-sign with the club. And while Scrivens is signed for 1 more year, the idea of him becoming a bona-fide #1 goaltender at the age of 29 seems a bit far-fetched.…