EDMONTON -- Stuart Skinner left the ice following the Edmonton Oilers’ morning skate on Friday, took off his goalie pads, the top half of his equipment and with sweat dripping off his head, held court with the media for roughly 15 minutes.

In an era where many NHL goalies refuse to do media interviews on a game day, Skinner stood at his locker stall and answered questions from the various waves of reporters before Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers at Rogers Place on Friday (8 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX).

It spoke to the easy-going nature of Skinner, who is playing some of his best hockey for the Oilers, who will try to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 series before the scene shifts to Florida for the next two games.

“It’s his confidence, and yo

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