‘So how much should the Sabres pay Skinner and how long should the contract be? Now that we are past the trade deadline, the Sabres can do what no other team can do by offering Skinner an eight-year contract. In terms of average value, the easy answer is less than the $10 million a year that Eichel is making. Eichel should be the highest paid player on the team at this point, and while an agent wants to get everything he can for his client, I wouldn’t think Skinner’s agent would be looking to make him the highest paid Sabre.’