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Official: Skinner Signs 8 year, $72MM Extension


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Jeff Skinner and the evolution of my view ...

Early on, he was a talent, a diver, and, no disrespect to him, a concussion susceptible risk.  I was firmly in the @TrueBlueGED camp.

Since, I’ve enjoyed either watching him grow, or simply learning more about that which was always there.

Then, today. https://buffalonews.com/2019/08/08/buffalo-sabres-jeff-skinner-nhl-bill-bowler-jason-botterrill-barbara-underhill-tracy-weinman-jorge-blanco-jari-byrski-hockey-conditioning-news-2019/

I dig this kid.  Leadership by example.  It’d be easy to collect $72 million and go to the islands for a few weeks ...

 

 

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36 minutes ago, Neo said:

Jeff Skinner and the evolution of my view ...

Early on, he was a talent, a diver, and, no disrespect to him, a concussion susceptible risk.  I was firmly in the @TrueBlueGED camp.

Since, I’ve enjoyed either watching him grow, or simply learning more about that which was always there.

Then, today. https://buffalonews.com/2019/08/08/buffalo-sabres-jeff-skinner-nhl-bill-bowler-jason-botterrill-barbara-underhill-tracy-weinman-jorge-blanco-jari-byrski-hockey-conditioning-news-2019/

I dig this kid.  Leadership by example.  It’d be easy to collect $72 million and go to the islands for a few weeks ...

 

 

This is me. Was not a fan from a distance.

Seeing him up close changed my perspective.

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48 minutes ago, Neo said:

Jeff Skinner and the evolution of my view ...

Early on, he was a talent, a diver, and, no disrespect to him, a concussion susceptible risk.  I was firmly in the @TrueBlueGED camp.

Since, I’ve enjoyed either watching him grow, or simply learning more about that which was always there.

Then, today. https://buffalonews.com/2019/08/08/buffalo-sabres-jeff-skinner-nhl-bill-bowler-jason-botterrill-barbara-underhill-tracy-weinman-jorge-blanco-jari-byrski-hockey-conditioning-news-2019/

I dig this kid.  Leadership by example.  It’d be easy to collect $72 million and go to the islands for a few weeks ...

 

 

 

10 minutes ago, dudacek said:

This is me. Was not a fan from a distance.

Seeing him up close changed my perspective.

 

5 minutes ago, darksabre said:

Same. I was totally wrong about not wanting him here. He's got that Danny Briere attitude.

I dunno, he's the same guy he was in Carolina. The only difference is he's scoring goals for us instead of against us. I'll continue to cheer every goal he scores, but I don't think he's a fundamentally different player. 

32 minutes ago, Radar said:

Skinner's contract like it or not is the going rate. Salaries are what they are. We used to complain we had cheap owners and couldn't compete with teams. Now we complain that we're spending too much.

Well, I'd amend this slightly to say his contract is the going rate for what he gave us last season. It's an overpay if he reverts to his Carolina days and only delivers two 30-goal seasons. 

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