News: Jeff Skinner waives NMC for expansion draft

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Seattle picks him, he regains form and pots back to back 40 goal seasons.

Buffalo would be very happy.

 

[Cogburn]

Well that's it then, Skinner will be Seattles first HHOFer in a few years.

 

[BloFan4Life]

Risto has said it the past three years. I’ll be surprised if he’s not starting the year in Buffalo.

So like I stated earlier, you aren't keeping 1 year of Risto, for multiple years of another player. It's not like the Sabres will be competing next year anyways, and clearly there isn't much trade value out there.

 

[Jacob582]

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

As a Sabres fan this would make me happy.

 

[Martin Skoula]

Wait Buffalo has 8 players worth protecting?

 

[Mikeshane]

With his contract he's probably gonna be in Buffalo for a while so this allows the Sabres to, theoretically, keep a better player for him to play with in the coming years.

 

[The Blunder Years]

I know the chances of this are slim to none but what players can Seattle pick that have the pedigree of Skinner? A player with the ability to score goals north of 20-30. Maybe Drouin, Zucker or a player from Tampa?

The other factor being Botts as their AGM. Maybe he takes Skinner at 7 or 8 mil in Seattle.

Would you retain 1-2 mil to get Skinner off the team via expansion?

 

[Yog S'loth]

Waived his NMC... and is actively praying to be selected

 

[Jumptheshark]

Players can waive their nmc. Francis would be stupid ro do it

 

[jetsforever]

Hey, who wouldn't want to get out of Buffalo?

 

[tsujimoto74]

Risto said he doesn't want to be here. One year of Risto isn't worth losing Borgen over.

Risto can be traded for assets instead of given away for free, though. What we can get for Risto in a trade very likely is more valuable than Borgen. I like the guy, but he's probably nothing more than an average 3rd pairing D going forward.

Remember how the Sabres board was super worried about exposing Carrier last time around and he turned out to be a bottom of the roster/nothing special NHLer? This is the same thing all over again.

 

[BrilliantBroReferee]

That contract is highly "radioactive".

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Its amusing to see people think that any team, Seattle included, would have any interest in taking on Skinner's contract. Is he coming with Eichel attached to him?

 

[Zirakzigil]

Not surprised. Good on him for being a team player.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

Team players don't take insane contracts they can't live up to and screw the team's entire salary mass structure.

What? Yes they do, all the time

 

[Beerz]

I know the chances of this are slim to none but what players can Seattle pick that have the pedigree of Skinner? A player with the ability to score goals north of 20-30. Maybe Drouin, Zucker or a player from Tampa?

The other factor being Botts as their AGM. Maybe he takes Skinner at 7 or 8 mil in Seattle.

Would you retain 1-2 mil to get Skinner off the team via expansion?

You can't retain money by having a team draft him in expansion draft. They would have to do a trade. And I can't see any team wanting to have to retain 1 to 2 million for 6 years

 

[Davenport]

Seattle picks him, he regains form and pots back to back 40 goal seasons.

With the proper playmaking centre/center it could happen.

 

[Davenport]

What if a side agreement is reached where Seattle takes a 6 million dollar guy that isn't producing, trades that guy to Buffalo for future considerations and agrees to select Skinner?

Seattle should trade for Kyle Okposo, and then trade him back to Buffalo for Jeff Skinner?

 

[Ace]

Thread title may as well just be “Asplund not available in expansion draft” because that’s the entirety of what this means.

 

[Mike Dukarm]

No long time ago, a lot of Hurricanes Fans were happy about that deal...

 

[Chet Manley]

Just musing; What it Seattle took guys like this if the team offers a sweetener and than flip them to another team at 50% retained for even move sweetener? Could net them some really nice futures via cap space and retention slots that most expansion teams don't really need for the first few years.

 

[Sparksrus3]

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

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You can always count on mom

 

[Steve Zissou]

Not sure there are many things worse than Jeff Skinner's eight-year, $72 million contract but I think that herpes is one of them. And like herpes, no one is going near that for any reason unless you're a medical professional.

 

[93LEAFS]

His agent either reached out and got assurances Seattle won't take him, or he wants to go and Buffalo are giving them significant value to eat that deal.

 

[threeVo]

Dont mind Skinner at all. Yea hes overpaid, but Ralph destroyed him the last 2 years. Hes been positive about it the entire time. Hopefully he gets some meaningful minutes and can get back to a 30-20 or 30-30 guy with a top 6 role. Hes still talented