With the Edmonton Oilers still looking to shake up their goalie duo one NHL analyst has spoken about how close the team was to signing Carter Hart. Over the last several months, fans and analysts have been begging the Edmonton Oilers to add a new goaltender to replace either Stuart Skinner or Calvin Pickard. One goaltender that has been repeatedly suggested is Carter Hart who is <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/stan-bowman-directly-responds-to-reports-of-the-edmonton-oilers-pursuing-goalie-carter-hart' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>looking to return to the NHL as a free agent</a> after facing a trial after the events involving the 2018 Canadian World Junior team. While Hart is not allowed to sign until the middle of October he is reportedly already narrowing down his list. According to those reports, the Edmonton Oilers are not one of the teams he will be considering. Now, NHL analyst Tom Gazzalo has discussed how close the Oilers go to actually being in contention for Hart. <h3>New Report Confirms How Close the Oilers Were to Signing Carter Hart</h3> In a new appearance on the Hello Hockey Show, Gazzalo revealed that the Oilers were never even considering signing Hart and any reports that they were came as a result of fans outcries. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/nhlrumourreport/status/1972319638014046584'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Before Hart's legal issues he was a boom or bust goaltender with a lot of upside and potential for the future. However, with the public perception surrounding Hart and the other players recently reinstated the Oilers clearly did not believe the potential reward was worth the certain risk. With Hart off the table for the Oilers, they will head into the season trusting Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard to get the job done. If things go wrong, the Oilers could end up having to pay a hefty price to replace one of them at the deadline.