Confirmed with Link: Jeff Skinner -- Bought Out 6/29/24

[Beerz]

If this was true then why is Crosby the "head and shoulders" best player in the league (or was at least) over Ovechkin? I agree with you btw though.

Because Crosby was not only a high goal scorer...but a high assist player who drove play and can/could not only create for himself but others

 

[flashsabre]

Matthews 11.65 for 5 years is the deal that will change the market this summer. Ther will be some massive deals signed.

 

[Yatzhee]

No matter how you cut it or slice it, this is a fantastic signing for the Sabres.

9 mil AAV for 8 seasons.
Skinner's figure skating acumen and speed figure to keep him very viable at least 6 most likely all 8 years of this contract.
He is ranked 5th in ES scoring in the past 5 seasons, YES PLEASE!!!
Just connected with Jack AND...…...made some dandy plays on his own!!!!
Yes the concussion history is cause for some concern, but with each day the review mirror looks a little better on that front. Besides, teams are going to play heavy against him, they did last season and he still potted 40.
Barring a lockout, this signing looks to be 10% cap at the half way mark. Very nice indeed.

 

[Chainshot]

27 goal avg per season
49 point avg per season
0.65 ppg avg

9 mill AAV for 8 years.....

When do GM's understand not to pay big bucks from just 1 single great season....
blame the current markets, agents, who ever but...don't the GM's have the final say so????

So for about the ninth time, his 5-on-5 goal scoring is top five in the NHL in the last four or five seasons. Teams pay for that.

 

[La Cosa Nostra]

Get me 250 goals over those 8 years and I am happy.

 

[Dahlin 2 Eichel]

It’s funny how people care more about a season 5 years away then the one that is only 4 months away.

Happy I get to watch skinner and Eichel again. Hope the new coach and system brings them consistency.

 

[WeDislikeEich]

Sabres’ Skinner tells AP he welcomes higher expectations

 

[joshjull]

 

[joshjull]

 

[WeDislikeEich]

 

[RR10]

This guy had 24 goals and 49 points last season playing 82 games. Aren't you afraid that the 40 goals were a fluke?

 

[Fjordy]

This guy had 24 goals and 49 points last season playing 82 games. Aren't you afraid that the 40 goals were a fluke?

No, because he played in another team in the third link with not very strong centers, and now he plays in the first link with an elite center.

 

[WeDislikeEich]

This guy had 24 goals and 49 points last season playing 82 games. Aren't you afraid that the 40 goals were a fluke?

And he had 37 goals the season before that, so...


He’s scored over 30 goals in 4 of his 9 seasons, and came 2 goals from making it 5 of 9 (scoring 28 in ‘15/‘16).

One thing that Skinner has proven is that he is a pretty consistent goal scorer.

I don’t expect him to score 40 every year. But I do think he can hit 40 (or more) again for sure.

 

[Royal Thunder]

I don't expect him to hit 40 every year but it would be damn cool to see him get 50 one year

 

[Buff15Sabres]

I wouldn’t touch the main boards with a ten foot pole right now. A lot of people dumping on the contract because it’s Buffalo.

The thing I don’t get, I hear a lot of complaints about how Buffalo is messing up the market, but is this deal not comparable to the standard that Mark Stone set? I know Stone has 10 more points this year, but generally speaking, skinner and stone have similar career statistics

I think the general view is that Stone is a lot better defensively, and that Skinner is injury prone.

A lot of people remember the concussion issues Skinner had early in his career and seem to think that means he's injured all the time. Kinda funny for a guy that's missed a total of 3 games in the last 4 seasons combined.

 

[GOALOFSSON]

I think the general view is that Stone is a lot better defensively, and that Skinner is injury prone.

A lot of people remember the concussion issues Skinner had early in his career and seem to think that means he's injured all the time. Kinda funny for a guy that's missed a total of 3 games in the last 4 seasons combined.

Its also why people believe he is only a 50-55pt player.

 

[Bferra13]

Because Crosby was not only a high goal scorer...but a high assist player who drove play and can/could not only create for himself but others

True, but OV is one of the best ever pure goal scorers. Crosby is good at it. Nothing really special there. Its more the crazy assist numbers he puts up (which OV isn't even in the same league there so point taken). Anyways, getting off topic

 

[Zman5778]

This guy had 24 goals and 49 points last season playing 82 games. Aren't you afraid that the 40 goals were a fluke?

Nope. I think the 24 was more of a fluke than the 40. He's hit 30+ 4 times. Plus, he's likely going to be playing with Jack and/or Sam for the foreseeable future -- both of whom are markedly better than most anything he played with in Carolina.

I think 30 goals (or so) for the first 5/6 years of this contract are to be expected.

 

[Tatre]

If other players start cleaning up his rebounds more often, he'll pick up some extra points lol
He's not a great passer at all, and I chuckle whenever his instinctive shot turns into an assist

 

[Kublakhan]

This guy had 24 goals and 49 points last season playing 82 games. Aren't you afraid that the 40 goals were a fluke?

None of us pay his check so.... no, I'm sure he will do everything in his power to earn it though..

 

[Sabre the Win]

This guy had 24 goals and 49 points last season playing 82 games. Aren't you afraid that the 40 goals were a fluke?

Not really if you actually watched him play.

 

[SackTastic]

Skinner is currently #16 on the list of active players in goals per game for their career at 0.369.

No, I don't think 40 was a fluke.

 

[Hellinator]

Congrats to Skinner! I was hoping for an 8.5 x 8 deal but figured it might get this high. My letter to Skinner:

Dear Jeff,

Congrats on becoming a Buffalonian and future long time Sabre. I wish you much success and health here, hopefully until the end of your long career.

Best Regards,
Hellinator

P.S. If you go out to celebrate your huge contract, please stay away from Tim Hortons or take an Uber. Thanks!

Oh and don't punch a cab driver or fight in Buffalo bars. Did I cover everything?

 

[vcv]

If this organization wants to be competitive, its talent evaluation (in draft, trade, and FA) was going to have to improve substantially regardless of whether or not Skinner signed.

Draft well and this contract won't matter.

The success of this deal should not be tied 100% to the team success.

If Skinner has some more 40 goal seasons, but they can't build more talent around him (and Eichel, Dahlin, Reinhart. No, Not Tage, Botts), then that does not mean this deal was a failure, it means other moves were a failure.

I think so many are poo-pooing this deal already because they have no confidence in Botts and are already expecting to not make the playoffs or have success in them. And somehow that would be an indictment of Skinner or this deal, even if he produces at an elite level. The first part is understandable, the second is not.

 

[Fearnot]

Jack Eichel spoiled the surprise on insta, damn him.