Insurance? Replacement?

Another shoe to drop?

We’ll find out soon enough after the Edmonton Oilers pulled the trigger on a goaltending move, acquiring Connor Ingram from the Utah Mammoth for future considerations.

The Mammoth will retain $800,000 of Ingram’s $1.95 million contract.

The Mammoth had originally placed Ingram on waivers, but there were no takers and he passed through the league. The Oilers wanted to go the trade route so Utah could eat part of the salary.

Ingram is coming out of the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program and didn’t participate in Utah’s training camp. Edmonton is sending the 28-year-old to AHL Bakersfield for now, but it definitely adds a wrinkle to their current NHL goaltending situation.

Stuart Skinner, in the final year of his contract, remains a polar

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