Good Skinner - He is a fantastic skater, his edgework and balance are phenomenal. He is mouthy on the ice and at his best he gets under opponents skin and draws penalties at times. Sure, every team wants a player or two that does this, who cares if the other team hates him. He has a very good shot and is a finisher on a good line. A natural goal scorer
Bad Skinner - ever watch him get back on defense? He is terrible, quite often slow and with little effort. Ever watch him in the defensive zone on a breakout? He is almost always not in position and he floats around holding his stick in the air - off of the ice - with two hands. He is content to spend time roaming in the neutral zone while his line mates are working to help break out the puck. Most of the time he does not care about defense. When he does he shows he can play it, but he very often does not. Passing - he all to often throws the around puck around recklessly, although he has the skills to make good passes, he often does not. He cannot be counted on for the Power Play, and he never plays on the PK.
Overall Skinner - An enigma. He will likely finish his career with 400+ goals and still be a minus player. Zero playoff appearances in 14 years and counting.
Benson - To me he is the exact opposite of Skinner, other than his size I see nothing in common. Benson already plays a good two game and show better hockey IQ at 18 years old. Benson's shot and his scoring ability is currently far behind Skinner right now. It is likely that with size/strength and experience his scoring ability will improve. Half of Benson penalties are garbage calls with the refs picking on the rookie. He has 11 minors, look them up if you don't believe. When he gets feisty he does not talk like Skinner constantly does, he just keeps battling. Battling is not talking.
So I think we have a different take.
TNT. it’s still a game
