Jeff Skinner turns down offer with Toronto

[SeanMoneyHands]

https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/nhl/news-doesn-t-wanna-play-bustthews-fans-laud-jeff-skinner-turning-toronto-maple-leafs-offer-matthews-marner-linemates

What are your thoughts? Would you have wanted Skinner on the Leafs next year?

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[ToneDog]

Play with McDavid and Draisaitl or Matthews and Marner? Wonder if Skinner consulted with Hyman.

 

[QJo]

I'm not reading an article written by a child. "Bustthews" in the link tells me we're looking at high-school level sports talk here.

 

[1specter]

This doesn't need its own thread.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Thoughts? Anyone interested in winning a Cup would pick to join the Oilers over us.

One team lost Game 7 of the SCF by one goal. The other choked their 4th Game 7 in a row against Boston in the first round.

Leafs still don’t have a clue or the drive to go deep in the playoffs.

 

[ACC1224]

Old news, no one cares

 

[Sypher04]

Skinner is a goalscorer.
Matthews is a goalscorer.
Marner as the playmaker may not even be here next year and even if he is, he’s no McDavid
We have struggled to get over the playoff hump year after year while the Oilers were 2 goals away from a Stanley Cup like 2 weeks ago

Does him picking the Oilers really surprise anyone? In his shoes, would you honestly pick us?

 

[Tak7]

The Leafs - can't get out of the first round
The Oilers - two goals away from winning the cup

Any free agent with half a brain should be picking the Oilers over the Leafs

 

[ToneDog]

Skinner is a goalscorer.
Matthews is a goalscorer.
Marner as the playmaker may not even be here next year and even if he is, he’s no McDavid
We have struggled to get over the playoff hump year after year while the Oilers were 2 goals away from a Stanley Cup like 2 weeks ago

Does him picking the Oilers really surprise anyone? In his shoes, would you honestly pick us?

Tre should have sold him on playing in the mecca of the hockey world. Instead he used a knife and the Oilers used a gun.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Skinner is a goalscorer.
Matthews is a goalscorer.
Marner as the playmaker may not even be here next year and even if he is, he’s no McDavid
We have struggled to get over the playoff jump while the Oilers were 2 goals away from a Stanley Cup

Does him picking the Oilers really surprise anyone? In his shoes, would you honestly pick us?

Yeah, I’m gonna say Skinner probably didn’t give two shits that he’d be on a line with another goal scorer or that our playmaker may be gone.

I’m sure he made his choice entirely on where these two clubs are respectively in terms of winning a Cup.

That said, who cares. It’s Jeff Skinner. Not like we lost out on Draisaitl in FA or something like that.

 

[ACC1224]

Who wouldn't rather play with McDavid over Matthews?

 

[Sypher04]

Yeah, I’m gonna say Skinner probably didn’t give two shits that he’d be on a line with another goal scorer or that our playmaker may be gone.

I’m sure he made his choice entirely on where these two clubs are respectively in terms of winning a Cup.

That said, who cares. It’s Jeff Skinner. Not like we lost out on Draisaitl in FA or something like that.

On a 1 year contract I garauntee who he’s going to play with was a factor. He’s trying to set himself up this year for probably his last crack at a good money and term deal next offseason.

Who wouldn't rather play with McDavid over Matthews?

McDavid over anyone.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

On a 1 year contract I garauntee who he’s going to play with was a factor. He’s trying to set himself up this year for probably his last crack at a good money and term deal next offseason.



McDavid over anyone.

That is actually a good point. Forgot it was a one year deal.

 

[koyvoo]

The guy hasn’t played a playoff game, ever. The Cup must feel like a million miles away to him. He’s giving himself a shot. Why are people surprised?

 

[ACC1224]

The guy hasn’t played a playoff game, ever. The Cup must feel like a million miles away to him. He’s giving himself a shot. Why are people surprised?

I don't think anyone is surprised

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

On a 1 year contract I garauntee who he’s going to play with was a factor. He’s trying to set himself up this year for probably his last crack at a good money and term deal next offseason.



McDavid over anyone.

Jeff's Estimated Career Earnings

:$76,714,146

Don't think landing any more big money contracts is the main thing for him at this point of his career. He likely wants a cup now or the best chance at one.

 

[Sypher04]

Jeff's Estimated Career Earnings

: $76,714,146

Don't think landing any more big money contracts is the main thing for him at this point of his career. He likely wants a cup now or the best chance at one.

Who he’s playing with, chance to win, and positioning himself for his last pay day are all factors. As I said in my initial post here.

You’re kidding yourself if you don’t think he’s angling for a lucrative final deal before retirement.

 

[Folignos Helmet]

With the same opportunity I would bet Robertson can do the same or better at 1/3 the cap hit.

Skinner is not the player we need.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Who he’s playing with, chance to win, and positioning himself for his last pay day are all factors. As I said in my initial post here.

You’re kidding yourself if you don’t think he’s angling for a lucrative final deal before retirement.

I do agree that he's looking to have a big year and then have a team like Utah or Seattle offer him a multi-year deal at double the caphit. Does he stay in Edmonton past 1 year? Doubt it.

 

[Da Mash]

Happy for him.

Never wanted him

Cheers

 

[socko]

Play with McDavid and Draisaitl or Matthews and Marner? Wonder if Skinner consulted with Hyman.

Wonder if Hyman has Skinner involved in some kind of accident to protect his spot on the gravy train.

Cheap scoring forward. I would rather take Tomas Tatar at the $1.8. Not quite as brutal defensively.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

Nobody that wants to win would choose Toronto.

 

[Eternal Leaf]

Oilers almost won the cup.

McDrai put up obscene numbers. It's a no-brainer as a UFA as long as you are happy living in Edmonton.

 

[BertCorbeau]

I thought we didn’t like soft, undersized scoring one dimensional wingers?

 

[Da Mash]

Almost is only good in horseshoes and the like....

There is no silver medal in NHL

Win a series or two does nothing for the team. No one cares about how many playoff series you have won over the years. Just win Lord Stanley. We have seen teams make a run , win a bunch of series and then the following year miss the playoffs.