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Letters to the Editor: ‘Jarry isn’t nearly as good as Skinner’
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Zach Laing
Feb 15, 2026, 20:00 ESTUpdated: Feb 15, 2026, 16:17 EST
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It’s time to dig into this week’s Letters to the Editor. Want to join in the fun? Details about how to reach out are at the bottom of the article.

Fix the blueline

You don’t have to be very smart to see the Oilers issues have been with their defence all year.
The new goalie Tristian Jarry isn’t nearly as good as Skinner. He looks awkward. Five players can’t win every game, so whoever the defence and goalie coach is may need to be replaced with a better coach. Forget about the wingers, work on your defence. That’s what tin games.
We got good scorers, but why can’t the Oilers staff see this when fans can see it’s a weak defence? Not one of these defencemen skate very fast, and other teams skate around them very easy. They have no hitting and just trying to get their sticks on pucks. Sad.
Doug Young
(There are lots of elements of Edmonton’s game that needs to be improved.)

Fire them all!

I have been a fan of the Oilers for 50 years. I was born in Alberta but now live in Ontario.
The Oilers drafted the best modern player 10 years ago, Connor McDavid, and since have had very poor management, drafting and coaching, leading to 10 years of frustration. By now, with the players they have, they should have won at least two cups. McDavid should’ve had two cups.
The most glaring mistake made by management is not drafting a top-end goaltender. The final game of the last two Cup finals saw the Oilers give up eight goals. How could you give up eight goals?
The coaching this year has been awful. Once the Olympic break is over, the Oilers need to fire all the coaches and bring in a group of true professionals.
Roman Caruk
(Now’s not the time to $FireTheMall.)
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