Report: Oilers could ditch Jack Campbell after just one year!
He didn't have the best first season with the Oilers, but would this be too rash a decision?
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Despite having enjoyed regular season success with him in net, the Toronto Maple Leafs made the decision to move on from goaltender Jack Campbell after the two sides were unable to come to terms on a new deal. He would eventually agree to a five year, $25 million pact with the Edmonton Oilers worth an AAV of $5 million.
But to say that Campbell did not exactly live up to the contract in his first season with the Oilers would be an understatement. For the first half of the year, he sported a goals against average of just under 4.00, a save percentage well below .900, and zero shutouts.
While his final regular season record of 21-9-4 isn't bad at all, his numbers still were not indicative of a starting goaltender making $5 million a season, finishing with a 3.41 goals against average and seeing his starting role taken by rookie Stuart Skinner.
Could they already be looking to get rid of him? It wouldn't exactly come as a surprise, according to one outlet who describes a potential replacement as new Montreal Canadiens goaltender Casey DeSmith, recently acquired in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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