The Jeff Skinner Contract - Revisited

[GASabresIUFAN]

1 minute ago, Thorny said:

So in the mid third, ya

They are in the we should be in the playoffs zone.

[Thorner]

5 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

They are in the we should be in the playoffs zone.

Agree. Has the discussion not shifted now to how we go from good to great? If not, my mistake. I thought we were there, though. I think we are good. 

My post specifically said “after our first playoff series”. That’s kinda my point: 12 / 32 is great (I mean this) relative to wanting to be a playoff team (which is all I really want right now, yes), but 12/16 isn’t very good when we start measuring ourselves against the upper tier by choice 

The aim is an interesting discussion of how we might end up stylistically (and somewhat through overall ability) altering the makeup of the F group in the next little while, to go from good to great on that front. 

Edited February 10, 2023 by Thorny

[GASabresIUFAN]

39 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Agree. Has the discussion not shifted now to how we go from good to great? If not, my mistake. I thought we were there, though. I think we are good. 

My post specifically said “after our first playoff series”. That’s kinda my point: 12 / 32 is great (I mean this) relative to wanting to be a playoff team (which is all I really want right now, yes), but 12/16 isn’t very good when we start measuring ourselves against the upper tier by choice 

The aim is an interesting discussion of how we might end up stylistically (and somewhat through overall ability) altering the makeup of the F group in the next little while, to go from good to great on that front. 

Just think where we'd be if we had good goaltending and a better 3rd pairing.  I suspect we'd give up less than 3.4 goals a game and have a different near 30.  Yes the forwards need to take some responsibility for it, but it seems this system relies on D moving the puck up quickly and I don't think we get that enough from Bryson/Bush.

Not that this really has anything to do with Skinner's contract.  Well maybe it does, he is still lousy in the D Zone. (An improvement from G-D awful, but still an improvement.)

Edited February 10, 2023 by GASabresIUFAN

[Quint]

Some brain-damaged fun with Jeff.

 

[Dr K]

2 hours ago, Quint said:

Some brain-damaged fun with Jeff.

 

That is pretty dang funny. Those guys have hidden talents. 

No wonder opposing players are always fighting with Skinner. 😉

[Buffalonill]

3 hours ago, Quint said:

Some brain-damaged fun with Jeff.

 

Yep im still convinced they're  related 

 

[Doohicksie]

5 hours ago, Quint said:

Some brain-damaged fun with Jeff.

 

High school sophomores everywhere are up in arms over Jeff's portrayal of the the first interview they ever did for the school newspaper, even though he's spot on.

 

If Monty Python ever gets recreated on this side of the pond, Jeff will be an original cast member.

[Porous Five Hole]

7 hours ago, Quint said:

Some brain-damaged fun with Jeff.

 

I could have just liked this, but it’s so gold that I had to quote because it’s so perfect. Thanks!

[Sabel79]

I mean, for those not familiar with “Between Two Ferns” it’s… a wholesale ripoff of that, but still funny, I suppose.  

[Sabres Fan in NS]

10 hours ago, Sabel79 said:

I mean, for those not familiar with “Between Two Ferns” it’s… a wholesale ripoff of that, but still funny, I suppose.  

There is always that one dude that insists on throwing the turd in the punchbowl and ruins the party, eh.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(insert winkie thingie here)

[matter2003]

Skinner's passing is vastly underrated. That pass to Power on his goal last game was a thing of beauty.

[LGR4GM]

12 minutes ago, matter2003 said:

Skinner's passing is vastly underrated. That pass to Power on his goal last game was a thing of beauty.

 

[LGR4GM]

Fun fact: IN the last 10 games Jeff Skinner has 9 points however he scored 0 points in 4 of those 10 games. The 4 games he did not score were all losses and the 6 he did score were all wins. 

[Buffalonill]

Hes very underrated  Reminds me of Jason Pominville just does his job 

[LGR4GM]

6 minutes ago, Buffalonill said:

Hes very underrated  Reminds me of Jason Pominville just does his job 

He's tied for 30th in the NHL in ppg with Horvat, Larkin, and Zuccarello. 

[Sabel79]

5 hours ago, Sabres Fan in NS said:

There is always that one dude that insists on throwing the turd in the punchbowl and ruins the party, eh

In all fairness I throw far less poo than unused to, so maybe lemme have this one… 

Back on topic: Jeff Skinner is, in fact, fine.  

[Sabres Fan in NS]

1 hour ago, Sabel79 said:

In all fairness I throw far less poo than unused to, so maybe lemme have this one… 

Back on topic: Jeff Skinner is, in fact, fine.  

You bet.  Did you scroll all the way to the end of my post.  You're good and I was jsut horsin' around.

And your second point is spot on.

[LTS]

I was dying when I saw this video. Skinner flat out nails awkward like a professional.. and Tuch.. hah. 

Anyway.. this kind of stuff is what teams need to do. It's brilliant marketing.

[JohnC]

Skinner has made more nifty passes this season that I have seen since he joined the team. Sometimes I feel that he is over passing. 

What's apparent is that his teammates not only like him but are also amused by him. He may be the best chirper in the league. He irritates the opposition and is embraced by his mates on the bench. 

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Still worth every penny.

[Huckleberry]

Despite his size he is more of a pest on the ice then we give him credit, also draws a lot of penalties.

[Quint]

New brain-damaged fun with Jeff.

 

[LTS]

The rotating plant and the Emily In Paris photo.. it's the little things. 🙂

[Indabuff]

1 hour ago, Quint said:

New brain-damaged fun with Jeff.

 

These are fantabulous.

[Doohicksie]

On 2/25/2023 at 12:37 PM, Quint said:

New brain-damaged fun with Jeff.

 

The question about St Louis and Gerbe had me rolling on the floor.  Fantastic.