"It's Been Painful for Me": Calvin Pickard Gets Brutally Honest About His Decreased Playing Time Since New Oilers Goalie Tandem's Arrival

"It's been painful for me": Calvin Pickard gets brutally honest about his decreased playing time since new Oilers goalie tandem's arrival

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Calvin Pickard recently opened up about his reduced role this season in a conversation reported by Sportsnet's Mark Spector.

Pickard doesn't like being Oilers' goaltending odd man out, but he's not moping

We know that pro sports is a cruel business, where a guy can be saving his team’s butt one year and the next, he becomes a third wheel in a relationship because management and fan bases deal in the here and now.

‘It’s been painful’: Relegation to third-string goalie weighing on Oilers’ Calvin Pickard

Edmonton Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard understands why he’s been relegated to third on the depth chart, but that doesn’t make it any easier, he revealed to Sportsnet’s Mark Spector on Wednesday.  “It’s been tough,” said Pickard. “It’s been painful, for sure.” Despite allowing just three goals against in their last four games, the Oilers are…