News: Jeff Skinner waives NMC for expansion draft

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[Byron Bitz]

Seattle won’t touch that contract

 

[Chardo]

As if Seattle would take him....

 

[DJB]

Impossible to not like the person. Skinner is a team player.

A shame his contract is what it is though.

 

[Zman5778]

Nice to see Skinner doing the Sabres a favor. There's zero chance Seattle takes him with that contract. Allows us to probably protect Asplund.

So Seattle isn't really going to have much to pick from off of our roster now (not like there was much to begin with).

Colin Miller or Zemgus Girgensons seem like the obvious targets for Seattle.

 

[NHLcrazy]

It's more to protect another player I believe....

 

[boredmale]

As if Seattle would take him....

Still it gives the Sabres one more protection spot

 

[JTmillerForA1stLOL]

He'll be the box of raisens in your trick or treat bag.

 

[Human]

Eichel to Seattle for picking Skinner in the expansion draft… Removing two cancers at once…

 

[Zman5778]

Impossible to not like the person. Skinner is a team player.

A shame his contract is what it is though.

And that's where a ton of Sabres fans are. We mostly love Skinner the person. And we actually don't hate him as a player -- he gives his all on every shift and every game.

We just despise that bloated contract he's on.

 

[CraigsList]

How sweet of him

 

[Chardo]

Still it gives the Sabres one more protection spot

Of course. Skinner took one for the team here. Good for him.

 

[johnsic]

I hope Seattle takes him and Skinner scores 50 next year.

 

[Ice Mammoth]

A dream come true, Ron Francis thought.

 

[Zman5778]

Eichel to Seattle for picking Skinner in the expansion draft… Removing two cancers at once…

The only thing cancerous about Skinner is that contract.

 

[JoemAvs]

Eichel to Seattle for picking Skinner in the expansion draft… Removing two cancers at once…

Add the #2 overall and it would actually be a decent deal for the Sabres. Atleast if the proposal from other fans are anything to go by. #2 + taking Skinner would beat any package offered rather easily from what I have seen.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Skinner hoping he can stay in the east, NYR are the only team he can score against

 

[BruinsBtn]

I was impressed with Asplund at the end of the season. Seattle would have taken him.

Looks like Borgen will be their guy now.

 

[Rich Nixon]

Mostly just helping the team out with an extra protection slot, they and he know that Seattle isn't coming near that thing. I mean, what's he gonna do, say no? Franchise made him rich as hell to hang out in the bottom 6.

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

I was impressed with Asplund at the end of the season. Seattle would have taken him.

Looks like Borgen will be their guy now.

If the protected Bjork over Asplund that would have been hilarious

 

[RainyCityHockey]

Nice to see Skinner doing the Sabres a favor. There's zero chance Seattle takes him with that contract. Allows us to probably protect Asplund.

So Seattle isn't really going to have much to pick from off of our roster now (not like there was much to begin with).

Colin Miller or Zemgus Girgensons seem like the obvious targets for Seattle.

Maybe more like William Borgen, if you don't protect him.

 

[SUBdrewgANS]

6 seasons at 9mil? WOOF.. I knew it was a bad contract, but I had no idea it was that bad.

 

[Zman5778]

Maybe more like William Borgen, if you don't protect him.

Totally forgot about for some reason. Borgen is certainly a viable option for Seattle.

 

[Selanne00008]

Seattle's list comes down to:

Skinner, Girgensons, Eakin, Okposo, Miller, and Ristolainen.

That's with protecting Borgen. If the Sabres choose not to, then he goes to the list up top and Risto is probably protected.

GL to Seattle

 

[93gilmour93]

Francis must be so excited to get a crack at selecting Skinner