Skinner was bought out by the Buffalo Sabres after he put up 24 goals and 46 points in 74 games last season. He was still a decent player for the team, but it was a pretty significant step back from his point-per-game season the year before. This made it possible for the Oilers to grab him for a measly 3 million dollars on a one-year deal.
Based on public analytics models, this move is an absolute steal for the Oilers. Skinner will likely be a negative impact player in terms of defense, but he adds even more firepower to an already elite forward core. As such, the team should be able to outscore their problems with ease next season.
Notably, Skinner has never played in the playoffs. This contract should give him an opportunity to do so as the Oilers figure to be easy favorites for another run after making the finals this year.
Source: HouseofHockey
Edmonton Oilers sign a former 40-goal scorer to play with Connor McDavid
POLL | ||
JUILLET 1 | 92 ANSWERS Edmonton Oilers sign 40-goal scorer Jeff Skinner Do you think the Edmonton Oilers will make it back to the Stanley Cup finals next season? | ||
Yes | 47 | 51.1 % |
No | 45 | 48.9 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
B | P | PTS | ||
Nathan MacKinnon | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Martin Necas | - | 3 | 3 | |
Conor Garland | 2 | - | 2 | |
Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Filip Chytil | - | 2 | 2 | |
Cale Makar | - | 2 | 2 | |
Mason Appleton | 1 | - | 1 | |
Thomas Chabot | 1 | - | 1 | |
Warren Foegele | 1 | - | 1 | |
Nils Hoglander | 1 | - | 1 | |
Jack Hughes | 1 | - | 1 | |
Adrian Kempe | 1 | - | 1 | |
Artturi Lehkonen | 1 | - | 1 | |
Casey Mittelstadt | 1 | - | 1 | |
Logan O'Connor | 1 | - | 1 | |
Cole Perfetti | 1 | - | 1 | |
Mark Scheifele | 1 | - | 1 | |
Quinton Byfield | - | 1 | 1 | |
Ross Colton | - | 1 | 1 | |
Dylan DeMelo | - | 1 | 1 | |
Stats complètes |
CLASSEMENTS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | PJ | V | D | DP | PTS | |
Jets | 59 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 87 | |
Capitals | 58 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 84 | |
Stars | 58 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 76 | |
Maple Leafs | 58 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 74 | |
Golden Knights | 58 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 74 | |
Panthers | 59 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 73 | |
Oilers | 58 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 72 | |
Wild | 58 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 72 | |
Kings | 56 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 70 | |
Lightning | 57 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 70 | |
Division Conférence Cumulatif |