Scenes From Morning Skate: Ingrams starts over Pickard against Islanders
Kris Knoblauch chose Connor Ingram over Calvin Pickard for tonight’s game, and the message is becoming clearer: Ingram’s earned his spot, at least for now. We all know the Edmonton Oilers can only carry three goaltenders for so long before someone has to head to Bakersfield. Tonight, the only place Pickard is going is the press box.And who knows? Maybe next week it’s Ingram sitting. In fact, it probably will be. These are trial periods after all. The Oilers are figuring this out as they go, and nobody — including Knoblauch — seems entirely sure what the long-term plan looks........