Yeah and they once let their 2 best players walk on July 1 and look where it has gotten them some 10 years later..... If Skinner walks it will guarantee another 10 years without playoff hockey in Buffalo. It will only confirm that the Sabres have absolutely no desire to put a competitive team on the ice...
- rapperray

12 years later ray

not 10

- homiedclown

is that Artie Lange???

Homie... The Sabres can't find a frigging 15 goal scorer to replace him.... He simply cannot be allowed to walk..
- rapperray

bump scott wilson to the top line

12 years later ray

not 10
- homiedclown

OK OK.... So I have lost a little time...

bump scott wilson to the top line
- homiedclown

Scott Wilson who? ...... Get my drift? He is a nobody

gerry do that?
- homiedclown

Sure did.

bump scott wilson to the top line
- homiedclown

u ever hear any rumblings of how they are prepping for the expansion draft or is it too early?

is that Artie Lange???
- Matthews_Auston

Yup.

OK OK.... So I have lost a little time...
- rapperray

Well you are at that age........


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He damn near knocked skinner into the stands when he scored against Toronto.
- Carubba-Kaleta

On his way to celebrate along the glass with the Toronto fans.

I haven't paid attention to his celebration's , but that's a bad example.

Skinner was in the way: not part of a celebration, if I remember correctly

is that Artie Lange???
- Matthews_Auston

yup, 2 weeks ago

Well you are at that age........


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- dadeadhead

u ever hear any rumblings of how they are prepping for the expansion draft or is it too early?
- Sabre_Tooth

way too early

u ever hear any rumblings of how they are prepping for the expansion draft or is it too early?
- Sabre_Tooth

At this rate, it shouldn’t be very difficult at all to protect the important players. We’ll probably end up laughing at a few that do get protected.

For those of you who are advocating letting Skinner go.... Who is going to score 40 goals for this team? All you do is open a gaping hole by letting him go....
- rapperray

Tage mother effin Thompson

Tage mother effin Thompson
- PrinceChill

LOL.... You are very funny.....

LOL.... You are very funny.....
- rapperray

Al the animal Nylander?

yup, 2 weeks ago
- homiedclown

Wtf happened to his nose? Lmao

Wtf happened to his nose? Lmao
- Matthews_Auston

Challenged Kyle Okposo to a fight.

Challenged Kyle Okposo to a fight.
- PrinceChill

Skinner hasn't scored 40 goals for the sabres….

When the most critical part of the season came...he disappeared.

The ELITE scorers in this league don't go 9 games without a goal.

Im not saying the guy is worthless...hes just not worth over 7.

you all make him sound like hes elite...he isn't.

when we were hanging by a thread to the playoff hunt...and the season got REAL....he vanished. FACT

If Risto sucks so bad, how in the world are we expecting to get a top 6 forward for him?

Yeah and they once let their 2 best players walk on July 1 and look where it has gotten them some 10 years later..... If Skinner walks it will guarantee another 10 years without playoff hockey in Buffalo. It will only confirm that the Sabres have absolutely no desire to put a competitive team on the ice...
- rapperray

We had Skinner this year...and didn't make the playoffs....when it became SERIOUS....he vanished...I have no interest in giving him MORE money to do that again.

He had ONE chance to impress me...playoff hunt...playing with, what I consider, one of the top 5 centers in the game...and has gone 9 games with NOTHING

Skinner
Last year comparable was Kane at $7m x 7 = $49
Cap up say 4%; adjusted to $7.3m x 7 = $51.1

Stone's apparent new contract of $8 x $9.5M = $76m
I don't think Stone is a great comparable, MUCH better 2 way player and pots as many goals as Skinner has averaged over his career at 26 or so, and puts up way more assists....Stone is simply a much better all around player.
assuming we were to assign a 10%-20% premium for Stone then...
makes a comparable contract value for Skinner more like $8.0m - $8.63m

Other teams can only offer 7 years
$8.63M x 7 = $60.4m on high end of this argument might be expected.

Botts could go 8 x $7.55 = $60.4 and be even in total contract value
A term of 8 @ $8.63M = $69.1m total value

The highest I would go is to pay him a slight premium for a 7 year term...so 7 x $8.75m = $61.25m and refuse to discuss 8 years, period.
That is $500K more per year than I would really like to land ($8.25)

Playing in front of family 43 times a year (41 +2 in TO) and being able to see them more frequently has value very few other teams can match. If he walks from that, and playing with an elite center is worth another $5m over 7 years -- F'em then

Skinner hasn't scored 40 goals for the sabres….

When the most critical part of the season came...he disappeared.

The ELITE scorers in this league don't go 9 games without a goal.

Im not saying the guy is worthless...hes just not worth over 7.

you all make him sound like hes elite...he isn't.

when we were hanging by a thread to the playoff hunt...and the season got REAL....he vanished. FACT
- RippedFuel

Plus he’s never led a team to the playoffs or even played in one game. Yeah let’s make him the second highest player so he can be the next Kyle Okposo.