Player Discussion Jeff Skinner
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MarkusKetterer
Shoulda got one game in
He really has been a total idiot out on the ice. It's like he's trolling everyone. Takes a pass just outside the D-zone, turns wildly and flings a blind pass diagonally across the ice...gets in the vicinity of a teammate 10% of the time. He should have been benched weeks ago if Granato was worth a damn. It shouldn't matter if he has to put Rousek out there instead, take control of the team and hold guys accountable...FCS.
Beerz
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This has always been Skinner. He is a riverboat gambler. He is providing us what he provided us last year. It's the others who aren't
If Skinner goes on one of his heaters, they will win some games buoyed by his goal scoring production. It's happened seemingly every year he's been here. The issue is the chaos of the time when he's not on a heater. It's such a mixed bag of good and bad simultaneously - a gourmet shit sandwich - that it can certainly frustrate watchers.
Beerz
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Same. His game from the red line to the opponent's goal is intriguing. On his own side of it though? Oof.
OkimLom
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His game is something you can sort of ignore if you have everything else going for you as a team. But his game, when you actually have to lean on or rely upon to be an important part of your team/game, it's something that is frustrating and is magnified of it's actual poor play, when nothing else is working.
buffalowing88
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Carolina tried to lean on him for years before we got him and they just so happened to never make the playoffs until they finally realized that and moved on. He's fine as a complementary player and I don't mind having him because of the aforementioned heater he will go on sooner or later. But he definitely cannot be a cog.
