Many reasons:

Jack knows Hayes, Boston boys
For other FAs, we are close to Canada (home)
We have tons of Swedes and the best one in 20 years, Swedes may come for that
Playing time - if anyone isn't signing their last contract, their production will matter. Skinner probably came here to get a good contract playing with Jack. AKA the Eichel effect. Same reason I could see a guy like Copp or Donskoi signing with us, we would give them a lot more minutes than elsewhere.
Dahlin Partner - See Eichel effect in two years

Money is just another reason. We offer another year of term or another 1M is one thing, but remember there are a lot of teams that are subtracting, not adding. It isn't like WPG and TO are going to be bidding on these guys. The market is limited in a sense. I can't say that we are near the top by any means, but the "why would someone come here" stuff is overly pessimistic.

Edit: I'd add that we still have a very young core, another top draft pick coming and will be trending up moving forward. Argue all you want, we are going to start improving here soon.
- RhinoFan

Outstanding post

Tk had a pretty good year with the sens Too bad that Montreal deal never happened

This is the same problem as last year though

We need to do MORE than just REPLACE guys
We need to ADD

Otherwise, we just suck again
- jdfitz77

upgrade


upgrade the top 9, all 3 lines

upgrade the top 4 d

if you are not gonna play 6 k in the fall, if ready, consider moving hutton or ullmark and upgrade the goalie


and upgrade the coach

if skinner stays

you still need a winger for the left and the right

can get buy with nylander and olofsson IMO for the third line wingers


get a 2/3 center, unless they really think asplund is ready, and he may



under no circumstance be in a position where larsson, sobotka, girgens and okpso are on the roster, keep 2 at most


wilson , enjoy your fall in rochester

in a perfect world the 4th line comes from
e-rod
sheary
larsson
okposo
girgens
sobotka


pick 3 and move on from the rest

malone or smith can come up in the fall if an injury happens down there



on the d

dahlin and montour are set
risto, move him or get a legit LD to play with him this fall


mccabe, bogo, scandella

pick 1 and move the rest

pilut plays with that one

nelson and hunwick can be the reserves and call up a kid from rochester if an injury happens to the top 4


if you move risto, you need a top 4 RD as well, don't expect bogo to get it done



that's all I got



rant over

Tk had a pretty good year with the sens Too bad that Montreal deal never happened
- gerbe75pts

He would have been a perfect fit here.

He would have been a perfect fit here.
- Pegullaville

What if we win the 3rd pick or stay at 5th?

What would Ottawa want for tkachuk?

That pick and the other 1st? Maybe throw in a player that counts against their salary cap , but we partially pay?

Not sure how okposo and his contract woukd fit?

What if we win the 3rd pick or stay at 5th?

What would Ottawa want for tkachuk?

That pick and the other 1st? Maybe throw in a player that counts against their salary cap , but we partially pay?

Not sure how okposo and his contract woukd fit?
- Boss34

If we pick in the 3-5 range hope that Turcotte is on the board and never look back. Eichel-Turcotte-Mittelstadt down the middle and we have a group of Centres that would rival anyone in the NHL in a few years.

"Will Borgen was on emergency recall and went back to Rochester late Wednesday afternoon. "


so they do have 1 recall left


give asplund a shot

where would you currently put the Skinner odds?
- mattmoulson

85%

85%
- SABRES 89

That’s aggressively optimistic, I’d say it’s more like 15%.

That’s aggressively optimistic, I’d say it’s more like 15%.
- Carubba-Kaleta

Why

If he leaves (I was 90/10 in December and now I'm 50/50), next year is going to be another long one, imo.

You don't plug that many holes in one summer.
- Powerslave

Maybe not you

Why
- SABRES 89

Cause we suck, the coach could be fired. He hasn’t signed yet, with plenty of negotiation time. He could easily get what we are offering in a nicer city.

Cause we suck, the coach could be fired. He hasn’t signed yet, with plenty of negotiation time. He could easily get what we are offering in a nicer city.
- Carubba-Kaleta

If you say so




I'm sure i'll get blasted if he doesn't sign, most live for that on this site.

If you say so




I'm sure i'll get blasted if he doesn't sign, most live for that on this site.
- SABRES 89

You know your role

If you say so




I'm sure i'll get blasted if he doesn't sign, most live for that on this site.
- SABRES 89

Na not me, I hope you’re right. I just have the buffalo mentality.

If you say so




I'm sure i'll get blasted if he doesn't sign, most live for that on this site.
- SABRES 89

You think Botts goes big this offseason and makes pitches to Duchene and Karlsson ?

85%
- SABRES 89

thanks! good to know!

You think Botts goes big this offseason and makes pitches to Duchene and Karlsson ?
- Pegullaville

I heard Karlsson 2 times way before the trade deadline and Duchene only 1 time but they do like Duchene. Going to be hard to get players to come here especially if Skinner walks.

Na not me, I hope you’re right. I just have the buffalo mentality.
- Carubba-Kaleta

I do also.

You know your role
- TheHank

Aren't you the Tuff guy, ? going by what was said

Aren't you the Tuff guy, ? going by what was said
- SABRES 89

The toughest of the tough brosef!





Flagged, enjoy your ban

Aren't you the Tuff guy, ? going by what was said
- SABRES 89

Banned, enjoy your flag.

Banned, enjoy your flag.
- Wetbandit1

Flanned, enjoy your bag.

Tuff Gye Skinner Bag Licker

The toughest of the tough brosef!





Flagged, enjoy your ban
- TheHank

I've been banned, it was enjoyable.

Flanned, enjoy your bag.

Tuff Gye Skinner Bag Licker
- Powerslave

Did someone say flan?