Quoting: Hawksguy81
Hawks decline...but not enough to take on 3 more years of that contract.
Quoting: ChiHawk
If Skinner was signed for 1 more season Hawks do this. Maybe with 2 more they still do, but 3 more seasons? I don't think they do it
Quoting: Snowhawk18
The third year remaining on Skinner’s contract is the real killer for me...
Great, because the Sabres should not be trading him at all.
He is playing well for us & we have
plenty of Cap room
So there’s really no reason we’d wanna move him!
@Cozens42
All of these Skinner trades in which either the Sabres include assets (as this one) or they trade him for less than future considerations have no basis in reality.
Hertl was traded for a prospect chosen 32nd in last year's draft and this years first round pick which will be also very late.
Tomas has three additional years remaining on his contract than Jeff.
Over the last three years Tomas has played in 209 games scoring 65 goals with 162 pts while accumulating a
-71 rating.
While, Jeff is 18 months older but over the past three years has played in 216 games with
88 goals and 185 pts while accumulating a
ZERO +/-.
Other than the length of contracts the contracts are essentially identical.
It is unlikely Jeff will be moved due his NTC, but he is far from a cap dump and his return if he accepted a trade should be more commensurate with the Hertl return than this trade.
Well, that is my penny and half for the week.
Fire away, hit me with your best shot!