Edmonton Oilers send Skinner to Pittsburgh for Tristan Jarry in multi-player deal

The Stuart Skinner era is officially over with the Edmonton Oilers, as the team pulled the trigger on a move for help between the pipes in a multi-player trade.

General manager Stan Bowman traded Skinner, defenceman Brett Kulak and a 2029 second round pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins for goaltender Tristan Jarry and forward Samuel Poulin.

Jarry, is a familiar face to Edmonton hockey fans. The 30-year-old played his junior hockey with the Edmonton Oil Kings, where he helped to a Western Hockey League title and Memorial Cup championship in 2014.

A second-round pick, 44th overall in the 2013, draft, Jarry has spent his entire 10-year career with the Penguins.

In 307 career games, he’s posted a 161-100-32 record with .909 save percentage. This year, in 14 games, he’s posted a 9-3-1 record with a 2.66 GAA and .909 save percentage.

Jarry has two more years left on his current contract, owed $5.375 million. No salary was retained in the deal.

Poulin, is a former first-round pick in 2019. He has struggled to play full-time in the NHL, playing just 15 games over four seasons. Poulin suited up for two games this season with Pittsburgh, recording no points.

In 15-career NHL games, he’s recorded two assists.

The six-foot-two, 213-pound right winger has posted 20 points (9g, 11a) in 22 games in the American Hockey League this season.

In another move, the Oilers acquired defenceman Spencer Stastney from the Nashville Predators for a third-round pick in 2027.

Stastney has a goal and nine points in 30 games this season for Nashville. The 25-year-old was selected in the fifth round of the 2018 NHL Draft by the Predators.

More to come…

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