Value of: Stuart Skinner next contract: Can he get $5M/ per?

[SeanMoneyHands]

Next season is his final year. With Swayman, Shesterkin, Ullmark all signing, what does Skinner get in the open market? Can he get $5M/per like Adin Hill got?

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[MCR74]

Sure. Why the hell not? Jack Campbell did (and we all know how that worked out).

 

[Dynamite Time]

The cap is rising and so will his aav, even though it’s gross.

Not being signed by my team so I really don’t care.

 

[TheNumber4]

Let me check my crystal ball and see his stats for the rest of this season and next.

 

[Seanaconda]

Too early to tell. If he makes it to playoffs his performance there decides his contract.

 

[Matthews4Calder]

5 mill is peanuts now. I'm not sold on him but he'll get that no problem.

 

[Jumptheshark]

He needs to stay consistent

 

[TFHockey]

I wouldn't sign him for more than 3.25 and no longer than 2 years.

 

[banks]

Let me check my crystal ball and see his stats for the rest of this season and next.

Ya, this is too far out to discuss numbers on his next contract. Still nearly 2 more seasons to go on his current deal. We can't predict that far out.

Especially for a goalie, as goalies are voodoo. Especially for this particular goalie, as Skinner has always been streaky.

 

[bucks_oil]

Next season is his final year. With Swayman, Shesterkin, Ullmark all signing, what does Skinner get in the open market? Can he get $5M/per like Adin Hill got?

In my mind, Skinner is a 1A/1B 50-game platoon starter at this point until proven otherwise. I'd take prime Talbot over him, but they are close in value/profile. If you've got Skinner, you need another goalie (either established 1B vet, or young upstart) to push him while you decide whether he's your long-term solution.

I'd do another bridge-type deal in the $4-5M range... but with the cap rising, I can easily see it being $5-6M... not a fan of that, but it's reality.

And agree with others, it all depends what happens this (and next) playoffs. If he's solid, he's gonna get (over)paid.

 

[bucks_oil]

I wouldn't sign him for more than 3.25 and no longer than 2 years.

I like that if we can get it... I somehow doubt it though.

Hoping to see us promote Rodrigue as Skinner's full time backup next year (which means he needs a test drive at the end of the season), and move one of our other recently drafted goalies into the starter role in the AHL.

We gotta start churning these guys into positions where they can grab the bull by the horns and force their way into the NHL (or we move on to the next guy). If we'd done that with Skinner, maybe Mike Smith signs on for one more year as mentor and we don't even make the Campbell mistake? Then we coulda afforded to insulate Skinner with a Jake Allen/Talbot type mentor-backup and had an established option to take the pressure off Skinner in the last two playoffs.