Stuart Skinner came into training camp 15 pounds lighter. But don’t worry, Edmonton Oilers fans, none of it was lost in his trademarked moustache.

That’s still as bushy and brilliant as ever.

As for the rest of his 6-foot-4 frame, it’s gotten lighter, sleeker, quicker, more agile and easier to get up and down — theoretically, anyway — at a lean, mean 215. (A typo in the roster on opening day of training camp had him listed at a gaunt 205 pounds).

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It all amounts to a promising young player looking to continue progressing along in the development of a fresh career that has been nothing short of fast-tracked, thus far.

He kicked down the door on his way into the NHL with an All-Star nod on the way to being named a Calder trophy f

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