Pominville has nothing to do with this. Jack would score 9 goals in 8 games with Kasperi Kapenen on his wing. Kasperi Kapanen wont cost me $8M in two years and can produce at a 55-60 point pace on any other line for a long time at a much cheaper rate. Wingers are irrelevent. Sans Kessel name me one other high salaried winger Pittsburgh had that lasted more then 3 seasons there ? Even Kessel himself as almost been traded several times over the course of the past two years.
- Pegullaville

You're the one that brought up pominville.

Hence more than
- washedup20

Put Skinner on another line without Jack and see how he does .....What you'll probably get is another Orposo but a bit better....Orposo looks great without Tavares right

Put Skinner on another line without Jack and see how he does .....What you'll probably get is another Orposo but a bit better....Orposo looks great without Tavares right
- pwasil7

He's got an 8 year history of playing without an elite C. We know what that looks like.

twisting my words sir


I said skunk was drafted to be a play maker, never said he was the best play maker on that line


so why didn't eichel score goals at this clip earlier in the year, or last year or his rookie year?


it's due to 2 things


jack maturing and developing into a top tier nhl center

and jack has 2 quality linemates
- homiedclown

Enjoy your samcakes

He's got an 8 year history of playing without an elite C. We know what that looks like.
- Lunaion

Right... not an 8 million dollar player

It’s not female doging. It’s one poster feverishly bringing up Reinhart on every thread begging for us to compliment him in some weird way
- sbroads24

😁😀😂

Right... not an 8 million dollar player
- pwasil7

No argument there. Probably a 7m player.

"$9.575M which is more than enough to get Skinner re-signed even at the higher end of the projections" what???? Skinner is not even worth over $8 million a year.... We are not signing Laine or picking up Patrick Kane here..... this talk is just NUTS
- pwasil7

Jeff Skinner has outscored both of them 5 on 5

He's also been one of the best 5 on 5 goal scorers in the last 3 years (without Jack)

When you can give me a solid reason why paying Reinhart "Skinner" money is a good idea let me know. .
- Pegullaville

what does this have to do with today, or the last 2 years when the skunk popped 25 goals a year in the net


how hard is it to say we have a great top line

an elite center
an all star winger
and a really good winger, skunk, on the other side


once you guys are able to say this, it really all goes away



instead of well jack and jeff are doing all of this and sam is ok but he was picked second overall so he should be doing more and the only reason he is putting up these numbers are because of jack, even though he did it last year as well with ror , who could not put decent numbers up on the second line until skunk was a fixture on rw and well sam really could do nothing as a center but lets not take into account he had ahl players on his wing and blah blah blah blah blah blah suck my d!ck

No argument there. Probably a 7m player.
- Lunaion

I really don’t think he would get more than 7.5x7 in free agency.

We didn’t though


- sbroads24

You're the one that brought up pominville.
- Mentalorgasm5

oh my

what does this have to do with today, or the last 2 years when the skunk popped 25 goals a year in the net


how hard is it to say we have a great top line

an elite center
an all star winger
and a really good winger, skunk, on the other side


once you guys are able to say this, it really all goes away



instead of well jack and jeff are doing all of this and sam is ok but he was picked second overall so he should be doing more and the only reason he is putting up these numbers are because of jack, even though he did it last year as well with ror , who could not put decent numbers up on the second line until skunk was a fixture on rw and well sam really could do nothing as a center but lets not take into account he had ahl players on his wing and blah blah blah blah blah blah suck my d!ck



- homiedclown

That escalated quickly

Jeff Skinner has outscored both of them 5 on 5

He's also been one of the best 5 on 5 goal scorers in the last 3 years (without Jack)
- Stripes77

and couldn't score on the second line experiment to start the year


people have no problem playing skinner 8 mil, but cringe when they might have to pay reinhart 6 mil in 20 months


it's comical

That escalated quickly
- TheHank

I wouldn't call 2 and a half seasons quick though

and couldn't score on the second line experiment to start the year


people have no problem playing skinner 8 mil, but cringe when they might have to pay reinhart 6 mil in 20 months


it's comical
- homiedclown

I think 8mil is pretty comical, the main difference though is skinner is not Swedish.

I wouldn't call 2 and a half seasons quick though
- homiedclown

My problem with Sam is that I have this nagging feeling he is going to disappear come playoff time. I hope I’m wrong but my eye test tells me otherwise.

what does this have to do with today, or the last 2 years when the skunk popped 25 goals a year in the net


how hard is it to say we have a great top line

an elite center
an all star winger
and a really good winger, skunk, on the other side


once you guys are able to say this, it really all goes away



instead of well jack and jeff are doing all of this and sam is ok but he was picked second overall so he should be doing more and the only reason he is putting up these numbers are because of jack, even though he did it last year as well with ror , who could not put decent numbers up on the second line until skunk was a fixture on rw and well sam really could do nothing as a center but lets not take into account he had ahl players on his wing and blah blah blah blah blah blah suck my d!ck



- homiedclown

With all that said, do you think an experiment with sam as 2C with real wingers would be worthwhile?

With all that said, do you think an experiment with sam as 2C with real wingers would be worthwhile?
- Shadman306

We would need a real rw for this experiment to happen.

With all that said, do you think an experiment with sam as 2C with real wingers would be worthwhile?
- Shadman306

we have no real right wingers if we move sam though


when the top line cools off, and it will at some point, I would not be opposed to trying sam as second line center if nylander and tage are your top 2 right wingers

My problem with Sam is that I have this nagging feeling he is going to disappear come playoff time. I hope I’m wrong but my eye test tells me otherwise.
- TheHank

I like to be an optimist

I like to be an optimist
- homiedclown

Me too, hence the “I hope I’m wrong part”

Me too, hence the “I hope I’m wrong part”
- TheHank

all I know is our top line is playing great


jack is playing his best hockey every, driving the bus

and jeff and sam are doing their part flanking him


skinner is exceeding realistic expectations and so is sam

and couldn't score on the second line experiment to start the year


people have no problem playing skinner 8 mil, but cringe when they might have to pay reinhart 6 mil in 20 months


it's comical
- homiedclown

So a 4 game sample of Skinner not scoring on line 2 trumps his other 8 years?

So a 4 game sample of Skinner not scoring on line 2 trumps his other 8 years?
- sbroads24

that's all you got?



enjoy your pancakes