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He has seven more seasons left on his deal (this year included). He accounts for 11% of the entire cap and has a $9 million AAV. A buyout is barely helpful. RIP Sabres.

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Skinner is weird, wouldn't surprise me if he became productive again, but that won't happen @ the five minutes of ice he gets.

 

It was always a Buffalo overpay, but there was a lifelong history of production there.

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Skinner is weird, wouldn't surprise me if he became productive again, but that won't happen @ the five minutes of ice he gets.

 

It was always a Buffalo overpay, but there was a lifelong history of production there.

 

Right, but the problem is, he works in one direction with one gear. When that's not going (and it's not, right now), he offers you nothing else.

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ADA's contract is currently the worst bar none.

 

Disagree. He's under contract for two years and can be bought out for pennies, relative to the flat cap. It's a wholly temporary problem. Skinner is a long-term anchor just dragging around the neck of the Sabres. Trouba's deal is the only thing all that comparable for the Rangers.

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Skinner is weird, wouldn't surprise me if he became productive again, but that won't happen @ the five minutes of ice he gets.

 

It was always a Buffalo overpay, but there was a lifelong history of production there.

 

Maybe he'd be more productive playing with Eichel again, but I really don't think he'd get anywhere near worth the $9M price tag. This is a bad contract no matter how you slice it.

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Right, but the problem is, he works in one direction with one gear. When that's not going (and it's not, right now), he offers you nothing else.

 

This is what they are saying about Cole Caufield. If he's not scoring, how exactly will he help.

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This is what they are saying about Cole Caufield. If he's not scoring, how exactly will he help.

 

You could take your 250 goals and make a better call as to win that well will run dry. Carolina was close on that.

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Is there any chance this guy will get a fresh start somewhere else? We see guys sign massive deals and fold under the pressure all the time. He's not 3 goals in 43 games bad. I feel like he'd be an asset (at half the price) for another team.
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Is there any chance this guy will get a fresh start somewhere else? We see guys sign massive deals and fold under the pressure all the time. He's not 3 goals in 43 games bad. I feel like he'd be an asset (at half the price) for another team.

 

Problem is, the Sabres are on the hook for half that for the next six years. I doubt they'd want to move him in the East if that's the case. They'd probably also want to look at the year-to-year cost of a buyout versus retention at that rate. With all those years, I almost think it might be less painful to simply buy him out.

 

Six years is a long time to pay someone to play against you. Might be a lot cleaner to just say fuck it, and buy your way out.

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Problem is, the Sabres are on the hook for half that for the next six years. I doubt they'd want to move him in the East if that's the case. They'd probably also want to look at the year-to-year cost of a buyout versus retention at that rate. With all those years, I almost think it might be less painful to simply buy him out.

 

Six years is a long time to pay someone to play against you. Might be a lot cleaner to just say fuck it, and buy your way out.

 

I don't think this matters. They'd be lucky if anyone showed interest.

 

I'm not sure what a buyout looks like but I'd think it could be more beneficial to move him instead of having to pay him over the next 10+ years or whatever it is.

 

Would a team be interested at 7m instead of 9 with the right incentives? 6? 5? 4? I dunno. I feel kinda bad for the guy. He's not this bad.

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