Confirmed Signing with Link: [VAN] Vancouver signs Jack Skille [1 year/$700,000]
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Cousin Eddie
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Good for Skille. Dude has a crazy wheels. Used to mistake him for Mackinnon all the time when he'd fly up the boards. Of course it was very easy to tell the difference once he made it to the blue line and he had to do something with the puck but he's a great energy guy to have on the 4th line.
yeah, no.
yeah, no.
deckercky
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Great bottom 6 forwards are often players that were drafted in hopes of being top 6 forwards but who had a critical flaw in their game that held them back (which is the reason it doesn't really make sense to draft players to be great bottom 6 players).
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PetterssonSimp
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If you're talking about your EA NHL lineup sure. In the real life stuff, yeah he's more of a 4RW with ok hands and lots of drive. Probably still sees less ice than Dorsett considering Willie D'ontKnowWhatImDoing is still running the coaching staff
He's a bottom 6 guy that continues to get chances because of his draft position...
He's like a David Rundblad...
He's like a David Rundblad...
Tremendous signing. This is the kind of move that the Canucks will look back on as being the impetus to an outstanding season. I mean, **** all those guys in the minors that have been working their ass off for spots in the lineup. Let's give a bottom 6 role to a journeyman 30 year old with no ceiling. Outstanding work.
How to spot a poster that hasn't watched Skille play this preseason or maybe ever. He didn't get this contract because of his draft position that's for sure
jokes on you, he's in the top 6
Sedins eriksson
Bae granlund skille
Gaunce Sutter Hansen
Burrows horvat dorsett
Virtanen
That's the projected lineup tomorrow.
Once virtanen is healthy skille will be in the pressbox. But yes let's stick a young player in that spot instead of getting them in games in the minors where they can keep developing because logic.
Who exactly would you have eating popcorn over skille?
PG Canuck
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Jack Skille is the type of player you can count on to miss a few games due to injury anyway. Even if you wanted to slot him in every night, he would inevitably get hurt by playing too hard. Signing a guy like him guarantees that the young guys still get some time
Having watched plenty of Skille last year and having Rendulic in our farm system for 2 years, there's zero chance Rendulic pushes out Skille.
I really don't foresee any forwards on Utica pushing Skille this year, which is why he's a good signing. The Canucks need an NHL-ready 13th forward while Rodin is hurt. It will be interesting to see how they distribute ice time when Rodin returns. The Canucks suddenly have a glut of bottom-9 right wingers.
There were really two versions. Pre- and post-concussion Skille. Pre-concussion Skille was easily one of our best bottom 6 forwards. He has enough skill to make plays against weaker competition, and he was a puckhound. Post-concussion Skille looks timid and definitely took the foot off the pedal for awhile. It's understandable coming back from a concussion but I also believe that's why he wasn't brought back.
You guys will love Skille as long as he's in your bottom 6 and back to his old self.
biturbo19
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If Rundblad could actually skate and perhaps gave a ****, and learned to embrace a bottom of the roster fringe role by refining his defensive game maybe.
Love
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Clunk was making a joke about our genius of a coach who thinks Skille should be in our top 6 and our 4th most offensively gifted forward should be on our 4th line.
Tommy Shelby
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He's fast, really good on the forecheck and excels at cycling the puck because he's strong along the boards. As long as he stays healthy he'll be a perfect 4th liner. Really nice guy too, he really loved Colorado and the guys liked him as well, it's a shame we didn't keep him, but I can see why they opted out, with the prior issues we've had committing to players who have suffered concussions and all.
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JuniorNelson
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The usual Canucks' narrative is that Skille plays well until December, then hits a wall. His game will slip to the point that he is untradeable at the deadline. In the final ten games he will show distinct improvement, so that he can get another contract, away from Vancouver.
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