‘”When he gets really emotional in the game and emotionally charged, he’s into it with another player on the other team. The referees are barking at him, he is a tremendous leader in those moments. He senses, feels, and creates urgency within the game and guys around him feed off of that. That’s probably when he’s at his best from a leadership standpoint and then off the ice around it, what you kind of see from the outside personality that he has and the type of person that he represents and presents is authentic, guys like being around him off the ice.”‘
Granato highlights Skinner's leadership impact with Sabres ahead of 1,000th NHL game
Source: WGR-AM