Confirmed with Link: Skinner traded to Buffalo for 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and prospect

[GoldiFox]

I do wonder if there was ever a ROR for Skinner++ deal on the table that the Canes lost when St. Louis agreed to pay his July 1 Bonus.

Would have been sweet.

 

[FreshSeabass]

Well that one x on donnie so far. Moves were good up until now. I feel like something forced him to do this not to long ago he was content with keeping him on the roster.

 

[What the Faulk]

What a f***ing joke. There is no way to spin this shitty return. May as well have let him walk after the season

 

[Muevelo]

Don't understand this. Carolina needs scoring, so they trade a 20-30 goal scorer away, for a bunch of ?'' and unknowns?

 

[Joe McGrath]

Yeah, I need to eat a huge plate of crow for arguing with @What the Faulk on that.

I thought it was me. Maybe I jumped in after the fact.

 

[sabremike]

****ing horrible return. The best piece coming back for a 30 goal scorer is a B prospect. We’ll regret this in both the near and long term.

I'm inclined to agree with you but will say that I think Pu will turn out to be a good player. I liked him but with our pool of players at his position he was the one that went. The most important thing to me about this trade: this is Botts saying "We aren't trying to fail and get ping pong balls, we are going to make every effort to be a real competitive team now, not 3 years from now". That's really all I could ask for.

 

[What the Faulk]

Yeah, I need to eat a huge plate of crow for arguing with @What the Faulk on that.

I'm just mad it happened like this

 

[cptjeff]

Yikes. That's bad. Whole lotta nothin' in return unless we're really high on Pu for some reason. He looks like he's going to be a decent player, but... yeah. I woulda waited until the deadline, I'm sure we could have gotten something like this or better then.

 

[raynman]

What type of player is Cliff Pu? What’s his upside?

 

[AD Skinner]

 

[Brock Anton]

It’s light, but it’s not like it’s a heist.

Change the 2nd to a 1st and nobody really complains.

 

[krt88nc]

You guys will like Cliff Pu. He's 6-3, 200 pound and fast. He has showed plenty of skill the past two years in the OHL, 86 and 84 points.

Now, I'd say it's unlikely he makes the roster this year but in a year you have a skilled center to work with.

 

[What the Faulk]

I'll amend this and say if what Erik Cole hinted at was right and Skinner was just a petulant child in the locker room then he had to go for anything. But that's complete speculation. Other than that I'm pissed. I'm at the Jim Beam distillery in Louisville and I'm trying not to be but f***ing hell

 

[BB88]

What type of player is Cliff Pu? What’s his upside?

 

[Unsustainable]

This is bad

 

[Critical13]

I think much like the Leafs losing JvR and Bozak, that this trade could be addition by subtraction. Canes will get better as a unit, albiet with less flash.

 

[SaskCanesFan]

I f***ing hate this.

 

[sheriff bart]

Da fuq?

 

[Bunch of Jurcos]

What in the wide wide world of sports is going on here?

 

[The Faulker 27]

Can't say I understand this one. It has to be that TDDW knew Skinner either wouldn't resign, or that his asking price would be too high. No other explanation to let a 30+ goal scorer go for this return.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

You guys will like Cliff Pu. He's 6-3, 200 pound and fast. He has showed plenty of skill the past two years in the OHL, 86 and 84 points.

Now, I'd say it's unlikely he makes the roster this year but in a year you have a skilled center to work with.

He plays C? Just curious as I see him listed as a rw everywhere. Honestly don’t know much about him, though.

 

[Ace]

What type of player is Cliff Pu? What’s his upside?

Tons of speed, smart two way player. Even more speed.

 

[Wolfpuck]

If the Sabres flip Skinner for a 1st at the trade deadline, I'm going to have an out of body experience.

 

[hector morrison]

I do wonder if there was ever a ROR for Skinner++ deal on the table that the Canes lost when St. Louis agreed to pay his July 1 Bonus.

Would have been sweet.

Seems the Canes didn't want to pay Skinner,so why would they give up assets for the privilege of overpaying O'reilly.

 

[Unsustainable]

Tons of speed, smart two way player. Even more speed.

Moves at the speed of smell?