EDMONTON — What a life-changing few months it’s been for Stuart Skinner.
Not only has he solidified his status as an NHL goalie, but he’s almost appeared in more games at this point in the season than he was expected to play in its entirety.
That superb work earned him a three-year contract extension in December.
He and his wife Chloe, became first-time parents to a baby boy, Beau, last month.
And then there’s the cherry on top of all: Skinner has joined Oilers stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on the Pacific team at NHL All-Star in Sunrise, Fla., this weekend. He’s representing the team he grew up cheering for to boot.
“There have been a lot of amazing moments that have gone on in my life — some that you look forward to your whole life, and then they just happen in a row,” Skinner said.
Scroll up and down the All-Star rosters and Skinner — a rookie and backup goaltender as recently as early November — is the most unheralded and unexpected of the lot.
It might look like Skinner’s ascent has come overnight — or, least at, suddenly — but that couldn’t be further from the case.
We’re not at the goalie-controversy stage with the Oilers. Jack Campbell is the No. 1 guy.
It’s just that Stuart Skinner is continuing to show he’s ready to be a…
