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

[Gras]

The Sabres are easily the worst franchise in hockey. This buyout is just the latest proof. He will score 30+ and be a positive player in Edmonton. For $3 M. And we signed Zucker for $5 M and have a cap issue five more years.

So weve already done a 180 to the buyout was a bad idea

 

[BUCKSHOT]

So weve already done a 180 to the buyout was a bad idea

many posters just here to complain

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

many posters just here to complain

What else would you expect in a thread for a guy who got bought out and replaced with someone worse? What positives, exactly, do you expect from people here?

 

[Gras]

What else would you expect in a thread for a guy who got bought out and replaced with someone worse? What positives, exactly, do you expect from people here?

My expectations for posters are lower than my expectations of Kevyn

 

[Ralonzo]

I'm still not going to miss that guy. He's like the Chase Claypool of the NHL in terms of playing the game the right way and doing his job as coached.

 

[BUCKSHOT]

What else would you expect in a thread for a guy who got bought out and replaced with someone worse? What positives, exactly, do you expect from people here?

my post isn't thread specific

 

[Diaspora]

The Sabres are easily the worst franchise in hockey. This buyout is just the latest proof. He will score 30+ and be a positive player in Edmonton. For $3 M. And we signed Zucker for $5 M and have a cap issue five more years.

Ya figure maybe he got $3M because that's exactly what he's worth?

 

[Husko]

So weve already done a 180 to the buyout was a bad idea

If they don't use the cap space the buyout created, then it's absolutely a bad idea. Healthy scratching him every night would've been preferable to the buyout.

 

[Gras]

If they don't use the cap space the buyout created, then it's absolutely a bad idea. Healthy scratching him every night would've been preferable to the buyout.

Because scratching him every night couldnt cause issues in the locker room

 

[Diaspora]

Because scratching him every night couldnt cause issues in the locker room

. . . or make it harder to sign players here than it already is.

 

[jc17]

Ya figure maybe he got $3M because that's exactly what he's worth?

Or because he's still making decent money and might get to play with the best center of this generation, and probably guaranteed to make the playoffs for the first time in his career

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

my post isn't thread specific

K, but it’s in a specific thread, which still begs the question “why are you expecting positivity in a Jeff Skinner thread?”

Or because he's still making decent money and might get to play with the best center of this generation, and probably guaranteed to make the playoffs for the first time in his career

I can’t wait for him to wreck house, score 60 goals, and meanwhile we’ll continue to turn on every player that leaves. Eichel, Reinhart, Montour, Okposo, Rodrigues, RoR- they’re the losers, not us.

There’s some positivity. I hope Skinner wins a cup.

 

[sabremike]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807929047038501060

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

I feel like ever since O’Reilly Pegula has been super sensitive towards any sign a player doesn’t want to be in Buffalo.

He’s going to have to get over that. Especially with all the losing.

He is super sensitive to spending money. He has to on some deals like Dahlin or there would be nothing left to team. This is a small market feeder team now. Get used to it.

 

[Ralonzo]

This is a small market feeder team now.

What's Larry Quinn up to these days?



(It's shocking how almost ALL of the tropes from 15 years ago are valid today)

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

Or because he's still making decent money and might get to play with the best center of this generation, and probably guaranteed to make the playoffs for the first time in his career

This is a great way to reestablish his value and score 35+ goals

 

[jc17]

This is a great way to reestablish his value and score 35+ goals

It worked out well for him last time he moved to a team with a top c in a contract year

 

[Jacob582]

A lot of us wanted him off the power play. This buyout was one way to do it.

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

A lot of us wanted him off the power play. This buyout was one way to do it.

That wasn't a good reason. The whole process was done for PR or to save real dollars. It would have been easier to just force Skinner to play out the contract or at least one more year. Maybe two. He could have sat in stands. The only way it all makes sense is if Ruff just hates the guy and wanted him out of his locker room.

 

[sabremike]