'I needed to be better': Oilers' off-season talk will include playoff goalie choices

A lone Vegas Golden Knights fan could be heard as Edmonton's Rogers Place descended into silence Sunday.

"Skinn-errrr, Skinn-errrr," was the one-man chant.

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner was the target from somewhere in the upper bowl.

Perhaps it was a disgruntled Oilers fan.

Skinner was replaced by Jack Campbell before the third period of Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Golden Knights.

Vegas took the best-of-seven playoff series four games to two to advance to the Western Conference final.

The Oilers trailed 4-2 when Skinner was pulled for the third time in the series.

The 24-year-old from Edmonton allowed four goals on 17 shots with the first scored just 24 seconds after the opening faceoff.

"I needed to be better," Skinner said. "I got pulled countless times. It's hard to take this one on the chin, for sure."

It wasn't quite "countless," even if felt that way to Skinner and some Oilers fans, but he was hooked four times in his 12 playoff starts.

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He was pulled in the second period of Game 5. Skinner didn't make it through the second period of Game 3.

In the first round, he gave up three early goals to the Los Angeles Kings before Campbell took over and helped the Oilers to a Game 4 overtime victory.

With every hook, the questions became louder and more persistent.

Should Campbell, the man on the five-year, $25-million US deal, take over? Should the experienced vet take over from the rookie Skinner?

Campbell had a disappointing debut season for the Oilers with a pedestrian .888 save percentage, but he was strong in every relief performance.

Campbell finished with a stellar .961 save percentage in the playoffs, albeit from a small sample