Dallas Stars forward Sam Steel scores on Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner during first period NHL action in Edmonton on Tuesday Nov. 25, 2025. Photo by JASON FRANSON / THE CANADIAN PRESS

Former Edmonton Oilers goalie Devan Dubnyk is a self-described huge Stuart Skinner booster, which makes sense because there have rarely been two players with such similar backgrounds. Article content

Both are big goalies who take up a massive amount of space in net. Article content Article content

Both are Alberta boys who got heavy minutes at a young age in the Western Hockey League.

Both were drafted high by the Edmonton Oilers , Dubnyk 14th overall in 2004, Skinner 78th overall in 2017.

Both got plenty of seasoning in Edmonton’s minor pro system, four years each, before breakin

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