Edmonton Oilers goaltender Jack Campbell has suffered another setback in what is already a tough season for the veteran. Now with the Bakersfield Condors of the AHL, his game was finally starting to come around and it was looking like he could be an option for the Oilers if the playoffs required a call-up.
Don’t look now Oilers fans, but Jack Campbell is finding his groove. The veteran netminder has had a .900 or better save percentage in five of his last six starts with the Bakersfield Condors, and as Ryan Holt points out, this isn’t just a quick two-week stretch of solid play from Campbell.
It’s safe to say that Jack Campbell has found his groove in the American Hockey League. On Tuesday afternoon, the Bakersfield Condors posted on social media that Jack Campbell was the team’s Player of the Week.
Jack Campbell‘s game is starting to come around in the AHL. This isn’t to say that he’s had one or two solid outings, but more a statement of how he’s fared over a bigger sample size of 26 games.
If you had told me back in November when the Oilers put Jack Campbell on waivers that he’d still be in the organization/still in Bakersfield at the end of February, I’m not sure I would have believed you.
The goal here isn’t to minimize Kris Knoblauch’s accomplishments. But humor me for a few minutes. The Edmonton Oilers fired Jay Woodcroft on Nov. 12 following a 3-9-1 start to their 2023-24 season.
We’ve seen for years Edmonton Oilers fans travel well. In big games, they always show up across North America, but when Oilersnation sends a group off on a #NationVacation, it always ramps up a little bit.
What ailed the Oilers early this season is what’s helped prop them up on a remarkable, record-setting run in the New Year: their goaltending. The play of Stuart Skinner and Jack Campbell was one of many reasons Edmonton went 3-9-1 through their first 13 games, leading to a difficult coaching change that’s paid dividends.
Remember the 2-9-1 start for the Edmonton Oilers? When the sky was falling? A lot has changed since then. On November 10, they were tied for last in the league in points with the dreadful San Jose Sharks.
While he’s picking up his game in Bakersfield, Jack Campbell‘s stint with the Edmonton Oilers has been far from smooth. Signing as a free agent a couple of seasons ago, there were high hopes for Campbell to be the starter the Oilers needed.
The Edmonton Oilers have made a couple of changes to their bottom-six forward group over the past few days. Ahead of Saturday’s Battle of Alberta, Dylan Holloway was called up from the Bakersfield Condors, where he spent four games working as a centre.
Corey Perry signed a one-year contract and will be on the ice with the Edmonton Oilers this morning. He produced four goals and nine points in 16 games with Chicago earlier this season before the Blackhawks terminated his contract.
“The Soup has been piping hot,” the Bakersfield Condors wrote in a Twitter post on Monday. Now 8-3-0, with a 2.66 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage, Jack Campbell seems to have found his rhythm in the AHL.
Stuart Skinner turned aside 25 of 27 shots in Tuesday’s win by the Oilers over the Toronto Maple Leafs, putting the sophomore at 19-9-1 with a .903 save percentage on the season.
Could a trade between the Edmonton Oilers and Columbus Blue Jackets be a real possibility? Aaron Portzline, hockey writer for The Athletic, recently reported that Blue Jackets’ goaltender Elvis Merzlikins is seemingly headed for a new chapter in his career.
Despite matching a franchise record with nine consecutive wins and having a 17-3-0 record in the past 20 games, the Edmonton Oilers are and still should be looking for help in net.
Jack Campbell‘s recent performances with the Bakersfield Condors raise serious concerns about his readiness to rejoin the Edmonton Oilers’ main roster.
Is the Jack Campbell saga in Edmonton nearing a conclusion?
In a thought-provoking Twitter thread, renowned numbers guy @Woodguy55, known for his astute insights, delved into the potential costs and implications of the Edmonton Oilers striking a deal with the Montreal Canadiens involving goaltenders.
The decision to sign Campbell over Kuemper will haunt the Oilers for years.
There have been a number of interesting takes in the wake of Jack Campbell being put on waivers and ultimately clearing them for assignment to the AHL.
In five starts this season, he has allowed 19 goals in the four losses (1-4-0) and holds an unsightly .873 save percentage.
It was always going to be bad, but it was never supposed to be this bad. The Edmonton Oilers dropped a bit of a bomb on the hockey world today, with the announcement that they had placed former Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell on waivers.
In a surprising announcement, the Edmonton Oilers have placed goaltender Jack Campbell on waivers on Tuesday, for the purpose of assignment.
The only way general manager Ken Holland would be able to improve his goaltending situation heading into next season is by figuring out a way to move Campbell. Doing so won’t be easy.
Stuart Skinner should be the Oilers’ starting goalie for Game 5. But there’s not much leash left for the 24-year-old hometown hero.
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