Scottysabres Posted February 16 Report Posted February 16 I thought there was a roster freeze. Does this not include all moves? Quote
OverPowerYou Posted February 16 Report Posted February 16 Bring him in for cheap. Why not? 1 3 1 1 1 2 Quote
LGR4GM Posted February 16 Author Report Posted February 16 2 minutes ago, OverPowerYou said: Bring him in for cheap. Why not? lots of reasons why not 7 Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted February 16 Report Posted February 16 1 minute ago, LGR4GM said: lots of reasons why not Reason #1: He won't/can't play the defensive-responsible style Sabres forwards are expected to play. 1 1 1 Quote
Pimlach Posted February 16 Report Posted February 16 11 minutes ago, OverPowerYou said: Bring him in for cheap. Why not? Maybe Coach Brind'Amour will give him another chance? 2 Quote
Derrico Posted February 16 Report Posted February 16 Does this mean anything regarding the enormous cap hit next season? Really a shame they didn’t utilize the cap savings following the buyout and now the team is looking good but against the cap and may lose Tuch next season because they bought out Skinner when they did. 2 1 Quote
DarthEbriate Posted February 16 Report Posted February 16 Inserting from the other thread 1 hour ago, DarthEbriate said: Tuch's next point as a Sabre will push him into 32nd place all-time in franchise scoring, surpassing Jeff Skinner. Getting a legitimate veteran scoring winger for Eichel was a good move. Not getting an extension done immediately (or trading him at the deadline because he wasn't extending and you weren't making the playoffs) and then paying him like a top-end scoring winger... was a bad move. It was made worse when the next coach decided to play him as a fourth liner because he wasn't good enough defensively. The Skinner trade/extension/utilization/buyout was another beautiful example of this organization's inability to get out of its own damn way under Darth Pegulas. 1 1 Quote
DarthEbriate Posted February 16 Report Posted February 16 58 minutes ago, OverPowerYou said: Bring him in for cheap. Why not? He couldn't crack this lineup. Just as he couldn't stay in the contender lineup with no depth scoring (Edmonton) or the rebuilding year-ahead-of-schedule youth squad (San Jose). 1 Quote
LGR4GM Posted February 16 Author Report Posted February 16 31 minutes ago, Derrico said: Does this mean anything regarding the enormous cap hit next season? Nope. 1 Quote
PASabreFan Posted February 16 Report Posted February 16 1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said: Reason #1: He won't/can't play the defensive-responsible style Sabres forwards are expected to play. Does everyone have to? 1 2 Quote
DarthEbriate Posted February 16 Report Posted February 16 13 minutes ago, PASabreFan said: Does everyone have to? If you honor what they fight for: yes. But the fact of the matter is he's gotten old and can't hack the scoring needed to offset the lack of defense if he isn't on the top line being fed opportunities. And -- he couldn't earn that time or take advantage of that ice time with McDavid or Celebrini. He has also now proven that he lacks the gumption for the playoffs. Combine it all together and it means he's not good enough for the Sabres roster. He can go bolster a team in the A, for sure. Maybe get an injury call-up later. 2 Quote
Night Train Posted February 16 Report Posted February 16 1 hour ago, OverPowerYou said: Bring him in for cheap. Why not? Zamboni driver ? Quote
pastajoe Posted February 16 Report Posted February 16 2 hours ago, Scottysabres said: I thought there was a roster freeze. Does this not include all moves? It’s a trade freeze. 1 Quote
PASabreFan Posted February 16 Report Posted February 16 Did Max? Good coaches don't try and put square pegs in round holes. But Max led that 05-06 team in scoring. And, Senator Skinner, you're no Jack Afinogenov. I'm high. 1 1 3 2 1 Quote
shrader Posted February 16 Report Posted February 16 Who else had to stop and think about where he was even playing this year? 2 Quote
Huckleberry Posted February 16 Report Posted February 16 3 hours ago, OverPowerYou said: Bring him in for cheap. Why not? We even allowed to sign him when he was bought out by us? Also not really interested at all. Quote
msw2112 Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 (edited) What a fall from grace. This guy was a rookie of the year and a 40-goal scorer who played with a bit of an edge, despite his defensive liabilities and his floating. 40-goal scorers are hard to come by. He scored 30+ goals 6 times in his career. He played with intensity and seemed to be a good teammate who didn't get into any trouble off the ice. He's only 33, which is still a very viable age for a NHL player, particularly for a smaller, skilled player. What happened? Did he mail it in when he got paid by the Sabres? Maybe age caught up with him a little bit and he was less effective offensively, while offering nothing defensively, making him a net negative for a NHL team? Looking at stats, he had 16 goals and was +1 (+/-) for Edmonton last year (the +1 was a surprise). Edited February 17 by msw2112 2 Quote
Indabuff Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 58 minutes ago, shrader said: Who else had to stop and think about where he was even playing this year? I didn't even realize he was still playing. Figured he was rubbing elbows with Ehrhoff at some Tiki bar in Seychelles. 1 Quote
#freejame Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 Jeff Skinner is one of the most beautiful skaters I’ve ever seen and I wish him nothing but the best moving forward. He went from one of my least favorite players in the league to one of my favorites to watch. 4 1 Quote
JoeSchmoe Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 Did Skinner have to agree to the contract termination part of this? Does that mean he'd rather not play at all and is willing to give up his paycheque over being assigned to the minors? Quote
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