Jack Campbell placed on waivers, headed for buyout.
The Edmonton Oilers are cutting ties with goaltender Jack Campbell after a disastrous season.
The Edmonton Oilers are moving on.
The Oilers officially confirmed on Sunday that they will be moving on from goaltender Jack Campbell after just two seasons.
Campbell was signed to a 5 year deal in the summer of 2022 by now former Oilers general manager Ken Holland, a deal that carried an average annual value of $5 million per season and came with a modified no trade clause.
Things were shaky right out of the gate for Campbell in Edmonton, with the goaltender recording a 3.41 goals against average and a .888 save percentage, not the numbers the Oilers were looking for when they brought in Campbell to shore up their goaltending. The following season would be even worse, with Campbell appearing in just 5 games and recording a 4.50 goals against average and a .873 save percentage.
Things were so bad last season that Campbell was relegated to 33 games with the American Hockey League's Bakersfield Condors, posting a 2.63 goals against average and a .918 save percentage. Campbell would once again collapse however, appearing in a single playoff game for the Condors in which he recorded a 5.16 goals against average and a .857 save percentage.
It seems clear that the Oilers completely lost faith in Campbell, and you can hardly blame them for doing so.