Two days removed from seeing his contract bought out by the Buffalo Sabres, forward Jeff Skinner, 32, a six-time 20-goal scorer, agreed to a one-year deal with the Western Conference-champion Edmonton Oilers Monday, joining one of the NHL's top offenses.
Skinner joins the Oilers after the Sabres bought out the final three years of an eight-year contract that saw him earn $9 million annually. With the Oilers, Skinner will make $3 million for his year of service.
The Sabres were literally banking on the belief Skinner would give them a consistent goal-scoring threat, which he did in the first year of his deal when he scored a career-high 40 goals. Even though he bounced back to score 30 goals and 63 points in the 2021-22 season and another 35 goals and a career-high 82 points in 79 games during the 2022-23 season, Skinner had 24 goals and 46 points.
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