You don't want to hear the point.
What you want is for Skinner to pre-schedule his goals every other game , and an assist in the games in between.
It is very obvious.

The point is, he had by your count 7 goals in Oct.
The season is roughly 6 months long.
You are expecting him to produce at a rate of 42 goals a year
He is actually averaging 29 goals over 9 seasons.
Producing at your happy rate of 7 per month or 42 per season is 145% of his 9 year average.
Seems a bit unrealistic to me, but hey math is very unpredictable I know.

Btw, he contributed 12 pts directly to the Sabres 20 accumulated in October with his goals...more when you account for assists.
- IonSabres

Great like I said he had a good October, disappeared in November, so he should wake up in December hopefully. I get it he will finish the year were he supposed to, he just will be allowed to disappear through the year.

I don't think it's crazy to bring up Jonas Johansson and trade Hutton. Hutton has sucked or trade for one of nyr goalies. Where was Binnington last year before Blues started playing well.
- Slapjackzack

I agree, Calgary could use a backup

Word

Well, at least Olofsson is panning out.

Well that was poopty

I don't think it's crazy to bring up Jonas Johansson and trade Hutton. Hutton has sucked or trade for one of nyr goalies. Where was Binnington last year before Blues started playing well.
- Slapjackzack

If Binnington is part of your reasoning, it is a bit crazy.

WTF is Bogo doing on that goal? He goes behind the net for zero reason. Jeebus.

WTF is Bogo doing on that goal? He goes behind the net for zero reason. Jeebus.
- Khmylev

He's a hell of a watcher

That goal is gonna go to Reinhart

Sheary scratched?

Nice start. decent game . fast as stink.

Well that was a nice

I know face offs don’t matter but we are allowed to win a few aren’t we? Asking for a friend.

these announcers really do suck .

I know face offs don’t matter but we are allowed to win a few aren’t we? Asking for a friend.
- hehateme

Some Irish guy say's .. NO

Some Irish guy say's .. NO
- cabin

yo, sirrah

yo, sirrah
- Der Kaiser

Skinner is an individual player playing a team sport. He is like the Russel Westbrook of the NHL.
Sure playing with an elite talent like Eichel made him a 63 point player instead of a 54 point player but the reason why he scores at that “historic rate” is because he is a volume shooter that throws everything at the net.

Watch him closely. The guy had 2 shots on goal from the corner the other night. If he had the playing making ability to go with the goal scorer then he would be a “top end” player.

Yet somehow the elite 5v5 goal scorer can’t score on the power play and can’t be counted on defensively so he somehow worth an 8 year investment at a cap dollar he isn’t even worth right now.
- Pegullaville

Tim Murray really screwed the Sabres by signing Skinner to that deal.

- cabin

no goal

If Binnington is part of your reasoning, it is a bit crazy.
- Lunaion

I was saying you never know... We do know Hutton has been terrible.

Sabres slowing down

Oh that's right because in 82 games he will score 30 to 40 goals, who cares about the games in November when we could have used him and we miss the playoffs by 3 points.
- Buff36

What about the games in February or March? Do those games count? What's the difference if he scores the goals in needed games in November or March?

Sabres slowing down
- cabin

There pacing themselves

There pacing themselves
- Buff36

We hope so. Did think that . beginning 1st 10 min was a wild pace . good to see we can do it .

Tim Murray really screwed the Sabres by signing Skinner to that deal.
- PrinceChill

If Skinner gets back to form and puts up points . all will be a wash. Many teams sign players to score and falter. If it was that easy to sign 50 goal scorers . I think everyone would do it .