jc17
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- Jun 14, 2013
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The best thing about the Skinner buyout discourse is that it’s like 95% “I don’t want to carry that cap penalty for three extra years” or “they better spend the money or this is just a Pegula cap saving move again”
You know what is almost never said? “We’re losing a good player” or “how are we going to replace him?”
To me this remains a lot about putting heir money where their mouths are in wanting to be harder to play against. Because Skinner has no place in that. He’s downright terrible when off the top line…and this isn’t a serious team if you continue to allow him to float around the top line.
Lindy isn’t going to play him there. He can’t play anywhere else. As the veteran on the team loved in the room…young guys looking up to their highest paid, most veteran forward and how he does (and doesn’t) play is a negative to me.
As far as I’m concerned…New goal song just dropped
He's been a net positive player. While only producing on the top line is annoying, its not meaningless and will be a loss.
While moving on from him could be beneficial, I just hope the team doesn't "addition by subtraction" themselves into failing to make up for the lost offense