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I think it's a total nonstarter to take Skinner. That deal is absolutely crippling. The Sens have to pay Norris this summer, and Stützle the year after, they can't afford a 9 million dollar cap tumor. I don't think any team in the league would take Skinner to get Eichel, and from a Sabres perspective It doesn't really make sense to dampen the return for Eichel that drastically (idk if Buffalo even gets that much if Skinner is in the deal) especially given the Sabres are gonna be rebuilding through the bulk of that deal anyway. They've probably got a minimum of another 3-4 years in this new rebuild, and after that a Skinner buyout will be manageable.