from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,

One of Ken Holland’s challenges, like he doesn’t have enough of those these days, is to make a trade for a goaltender when no one wants his goalie in return.

Historically, a team trading a goalie requires one back. Usually, they’re moving their No. 2 guy and need a replacement because now they are short a netminder in their organization. On the other side, teams only need so many goalies — you don’t want too many, or somewhere along the way you run into ice time and practice issues.

But in trying to replace Jack Campbell, who is expected to start for the Bakersfield Condors tonight in Abbotsford against the Canucks’ top farm team, it’s nigh impossible to ship that contract back the other way. Although most teams could stomach Campbell as a backup, if was being paid as one, nobody wants a backup with nearly $20 million owed over the next four years.

Holland met with Campbell before placing him on waivers, telling him to work on his game as if he will play in Edmonton again soon. And our sources say he can expect lots of work with Bakersfield, who ironically play in Abbotsford on Thursday and Saturday, then have a Tuesday-Wednesday set in Calgary against the AHL Wranglers next week.

But that’s Plan B.

Holland’s Plan A is to find a guy who can share the crease with Skinner, taking the pressure off the sophomore to be “the man” in the Oilers' net. If that plan can be executed, there is no place for Campbell in Edmonton, barring injury.

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