Confirmed with Link: Jack Skille Signed

[Double-Shift Lasse]

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Now we have our own Colton Gilles.

Or was Colton Gilles our Jack Skille?

 

[Crede777]

Our own Colton Gillies is Dalton Smith (provided you don't mind taking that kind of player in the 2nd round versus the 1st).

If he does score a goal, though, I will happily refer to him as Jack "Too-Much" Skille.

 

[Michael Smitley]

Or was Colton Gilles our Jack Skille?

I'll take Jack Skille's two way contract any day over being locked into a one way deal like we were with Gillies.

 

[Crescent Street]

Skille is a wicked 4th liner
Over a full season would have had like 20-25Pts and 180Hits this year

Point production is skewed because of all the injuries the Panthers had. Gave Skille top 6 minutes.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

It's already all been said about Skille. Great asset is his speed, has no hands, and maybe the worst wrist shot I've ever seen. It's a classic logo finder. A typical Jack Skille shift would see him work hard, win a puck battle, fight his way toward the net, and shoot it weakly right at the goalie's chest. On the plus side, for Springfield, he may score 25-30 goals. He's a classic tweener, great in the AHL, but just not good enough for the NHL.

 

[Crede777]

Does he have a tendency to commit a stupid / dangerous play? I hate those guys and really resented Dorsett for it. If not, great!

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Does he have a tendency to commit a stupid / dangerous play? I hate those guys and really resented Dorsett for it. If not, great!

I wouldn't say he commits bad plays, it's just hard to put him on a line where he can succeed. He's not a really big checking forward or grinder, so he doesn't really fit on the 3rd or 4th line (although he's a decent pker). He's just not good enough for the 1st or 2nd line, that's why he puts up so few points and has a bad +/-, as he mostly plays a grinding role as a non grinder. Like I said he's a tweener. He reminds me of Keith Aucoin or Mike Santorelli, which probably isn't a good thing.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

It's already all been said about Skille. Great asset is his speed, has no hands, and maybe the worst wrist shot I've ever seen. It's a classic logo finder. A typical Jack Skille shift would see him work hard, win a puck battle, fight his way toward the net, and shoot it weakly right at the goalie's chest. On the plus side, for Springfield, he may score 25-30 goals. He's a classic tweener, great in the AHL, but just not good enough for the NHL.

Then the Jackets organization will be using him in his "classic" role.

 

[LetsGOJackets!!]

I missed Chimera

now we have a faster version.. of course I don't hear them saying he couldn't hit the glass on a wide open breakaway Course Chimera was a good community guy eh?

 

[db2011]

I enjoyed that when it happened and it increased my unease at having traded John Moore.