Overview
- ESPN reporter Kevin Weekes posted on X that Stuart Skinner is among the goaltending options the Ottawa Senators are considering, a report first circulated on June 9–10 and picked up by multiple outlets.
- Skinner was traded this offseason from the Edmonton Oilers to the Pittsburgh Penguins and is now a pending unrestricted free agent with recent 2025–26 numbers of 23-17-9, an .888 save percentage, and a 2.92 goals-against average.
- The Senators want a more reliable partner for Linus Ullmark after Leevi Merilainen and James Reimer both struggled last season and Ottawa has targeted experienced goalies to stabilize its tandem.
- Pittsburgh’s depth of younger netminders Arturs Silovs and Sergei Murashov makes it plausible the Penguins could move on from Skinner either by trade or by allowing him to test free agency.
- If the rumor develops into a move, it would reflect active offseason reshuffling in the goaltender market and could quickly alter backup roles for both Ottawa and Pittsburgh this summer.