Rumor: Rumors & Proposals Thread | Post Draft, Pre Free Agent Frenzy

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RipsADrive

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I'm actually not 100% sold on Skinner. Feel like the last thing the team needs is an all offense forward with not a whole lot of defensive buy-in.

Maybe playing on a playoff team for the first time ever will help that effort level though.
 
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Soundwave

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I'm actually not 100% sold on Skinner. Feel like the last thing the team needs is an all offense forward with not a whole lot of defensive buy-in.

Maybe playing on a playoff team for the first time ever will help that effort level though.

I mean there's room for players like that. Petr Klima came up huge for the Oilers in a Stanley Cup opener once upon a time, sometimes you need a sniper who is going to simply put the damn puck in the net.

We had long stretches of very good play in the playoffs where our forwards, specifically our wingers couldn't bury numerous glorious chances.
 
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Soundwave

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Honestly hate this skinner deal. I just don't think we need what he provides. I thought he'd come in at max 2m. If this in any prevented us from keeping Henrique I'll be upset

Henrique was a long shot, his wife is really involved with the community in the LA area and they just had a kid.
 
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Shizuka

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Not really sure about Skinner either. It's a 1 year deal, so ok but long term I don't know how you sell Draisaitl on re-signing with that. Arvidsson also is only 2 years.

Skinner is a streaky 1 dimensional guy. Not hard to play against, not defensively great.. I guess they bank on him scoring alot but I dunno. One guy who screams 'me first' rather than a team guy you win with but oh well, it's done.

Now what about Janmark, Jackson?
 

belair

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Honestly hate this skinner deal. I just don't think we need what he provides. I thought he'd come in at max 2m. If this in any prevented us from keeping Henrique I'll be upset
I think Henrique is going to have long-term options available to him well beyond our reach.

Skinner may not be a complete fit in terms of positional need, but he's an elite one-shot scorer who is coming in well above expected value. There are ways that we'll be able to address other areas as the season progresses.
 
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TopShelfGloveSide

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Not really sure about Skinner either. It's a 1 year deal, so ok but long term I don't know how you sell Draisaitl on re-signing with that. Arvidsson also is only 2 years.

Skinner is a streaky 1 dimensional guy. Not hard to play against, not defensively great.. I guess they bank on him scoring alot but I dunno. One guy who screams 'me first' rather than a team guy you win with but oh well, it's done.

Now what about Janmark, Jackson?
Just making things up.
 

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