The Edmonton Oilers have signed goaltender Calvin Pickard to be the organization&#8217;s third goaltender.

The news was first reported by Daily Faceoff&#8217;s Frank Seravalli.
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Hearing <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Oilers</a> are bringing aboard Cal Pickard as third goaltender behind Jack Campbell and Stuart Skinner.
We’ll see a number for third goaltender options move here in the next while.<a href="https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DailyFaceoff</a>
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According to the Oilers, he will earn an AAV of $762,500 on a two-year deal.
Pickard, 30, was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2nd round of the 2010 draft and has bounced between a number of teams. Throughout his career, he&#8217;s split time between the NHL and AHL.
He&#8217;s played in the Detroit Red Wings organization since 2019-20, once again splitting his time. This past season he appeared in 43 games with the AHL&#8217;s Grand Rapids Griffins posting a 21-16-6 record, .918 save percentage and a 2.58 GAA.
I&#8217;m a big fan of this deal in terms of an insurance move. He&#8217;s a high-quality minor leaguer who can fill in the NHL backup role in a pinch.
The Oilers were expected to address some organizational goaltending, so this one makes a bunch of sense. A good, veteran goalie will help Olivier Rodrigue in Bakersfield next year with Stuart Skinner graduating to the Edmonton Oilers.
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The Edmonton Oilers have signed goaltender Calvin Pickard to be the organization's third goaltender.



The news was first reported by Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli.

https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1547277170350989312

According to the Oilers, he will earn an AAV of $762,500 on a two-year deal.

Pickard, 30, was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2nd round of the 2010 draft and has bounced between a number of teams. Throughout his career, he's split time between the NHL and AHL.

He's played in the Detroit Red Wings organization since 2019-20, once again splitting his time. This past season he appeared in 43 games with the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins posting a 21-16-6 record, .918 save percentage and a 2.58 GAA.

I'm a big fan of this deal in terms of an insurance move. He's a high-quality minor leaguer who can fill in the NHL backup role in a pinch.

The Oilers were expected to address some organizational goaltending, so this one makes a bunch of sense. A good, veteran goalie will help Olivier Rodrigue in Bakersfield next year with Stuart Skinner graduating to the Edmonton Oilers.

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Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at<a href="http://www.twitter.com/zjlaing"> @zjlaing</a>, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.

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