Edmonton Oilers GM was recently interviewed by Frank Seravalli, where he revealed that he had no plans to acquire a goaltender prior to the trade deadline. With the NHL's March 7 trade deadline approaching, the Oilers, stuck in their traditional Stanley Cup-or-bust mode during the Connor McDavid-Leon Draisaitl era, <a href='https://www.tsn.ca/yost-edmonton-oilers-must-grapple-with-goaltending-question-ahead-of-trade-deadline-1.2256805' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>are presented with some tough choices.</a> First up: Can Stuart Skinner be relied upon to be their playoff shutdown goalie? His 2024-25 season has been anything but reassuring, leaving legitimate questions about Edmonton's goaltending stability. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Kgill39/status/1893871605098434750'> </a></blockquote></div> Goaltending by definition is unpredictable, and the Oilers are living that unpredictability firsthand. <a href='https://www.nhl.com/oilers/player/stuart-skinner-8479973' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Skinner</a> had shown flashes of being Edmonton's steady regular-season goalie for the past two seasons, as the Oilers drafted him at 78th overall in 2017. And with McDavid and Draisaitl in the mix, the Oilers don't need championship-level goaltending to be able to compete, just stability. <h3>The Oilers just need Skinner to be stable, not unbelievable</h3> But any club can be harmed by its goaltending directly costing them games, and <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/connor-mcdavid-and-oilers-head-coach-kris-knoblauch-express-major-frustration-after-loss-to-the-capitals' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Skinner's recent woes must have raised a few eyebrows</a> or so from Edmonton's management. Even so, NHL insider <a href='https://x.com/frank_seravalli' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Frank Seravalli</a> has stated that when he spoke with Oilers GM Stan Bowman for an episode of 'Frankly Speaking', Bowman dismissed rumors of acquiring a goalie. When asked directly if he was interested in making a trade for one, Bowman was brief and said no. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/nhltradealert/status/1894073264864952814'> </a></blockquote></div> That tells us one thing for certain, if the Oilers are making a deep playoff run this spring, it's going to be with Skinner in the net. If that's a gamble worth taking, it remains to be seen.