Value of: Jeff Skinner

[Makar Goes Fast]

With Covid’s impact on the cap skinner may be the least attractive trade piece in the nhl right now. Even at max retention it’s a very very tough sell.

 

[explore]

Agreed, but it could be moved for another team’s toxic waste. Would the Sabre do Skinner for EK, if that was there?

If you mean Erik Karlsson, no, that contract is even worse

If you mean Evander Kane, the answer is also no but because he's involved in some more drama that the Sabres can't handle on top of the problems they already have

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

I'm just stating that may be the only hope Buffalo has in moving Skinner?

We've seen players waive their no move clauses before on stranger deals than this.

Im not saying it isn’t possible but it’s EXTREMELY unlikely based on the circumstances. You have two giant contracts and both players have to waive NMC. If you want to throw it out as a pipe dream then sure that’s fine but just don’t expect it to actually happen.

 

[horner]

Is this player salvageable? Only a couple of seasons removed from a 40 goal campaign. Can’t be that washed up, right?

EDIT: Is he being utilized differently from when he actually produced? I know he no longer plays with Eichel and he’s been falling since he left that line, but has he fallen too far?

Expansion draft

First Rd pick ( top 10 protected ) + top prospect

 

[Mike Jones]

Expansion draft

First Rd pick ( top 10 protected ) + top prospect

I've been wondering this but I don't think a first and a prospect (as good as both may be) are going to do it. Skinner still has something like $54million owed over 6 years - It may take up to 3 first round picks (Without conditions or limits) to get it done. I don't think Seattle wants to sink that much salary and term into one player right now even if they do get something like 3 firsts out of the deal.

 

[StumpyTown]

I would do Neal for Skinner @ 50% and hope he can gel on the LW with either McDavid or Draisaitl.

The problem with this is that the Sabres would effectively have Neal at 10 million while the Oilers do benefit with Skinner at 4.5.
I'm pretty sure the Sabres say no to this and that's why the contract is virtually unmovable.

 

[horner]

I've been wondering this but I don't think a first and a prospect (as good as both may be) are going to do it. Skinner still has something like $54million owed over 6 years - It may take up to 3 first round picks (Without conditions or limits) to get it done. I don't think Seattle wants to sink that much salary and term into one player right now even if they do get something like 3 firsts out of the deal.

They need to get to the cap floor.

 

[molon labe]

Eat some of the cap or take on some bad money in the return.

 

[Mike Jones]

They need to get to the cap floor.

Definitely true but they still have to fill a roster with 23 players and stash some veterans in the A. There are better ways to do that than invest $9million/year in one player.