From being pencilled into the top-six to sitting in the press box, it hasn’t been the first half of the season anyone envisioned Jeff Skinner having. After
The Edmonton Oilers are finding themselves in a bind with forward Jeff Skinner, taking up $3M of cap space yet not being used in the lineup at all. The last three games in a row, the Oilers have scratched the 32 year old veteran of over 1000 games.
The Edmonton Oilers' Jeff Skinner is once again a healthy scratch. Adam Proteau thinks four other NHL teams could give Skinner a bigger role than what he's getting currently.
Dallas needs Klingberg more than the Oilers. Their other three right-shot D — Matt Dumba, Ilya Lyubushkin and Nils Lundkvist — haven’t scored a goal all season long. He wants to play on a Cup contender and wherever he signs, he’s in audition mode for next season.
It has become uncomfortable, this whole Jeff Skinner thing here in Edmonton. He’s being asked to make a mid-season adjustment to a role that, frankly, he may not be equipped to execute.
Oilers forward Jeff Skinner appears headed to be made a healthy scratch for a third straight game on Wednesday when Edmonton pays a visit to the Minnesota Wild, Sportsnet’s Mark Spector reported.
Skinner has never played a post-season game in his 1,044-game NHL career, so making a go of it in Edmonton, a team with a legitimate shot at a Stanley Cup, is the obvious play. If he can make this work, the payoff could be amazing.
Tonight is another key Pacific Division matchup with the Edmonton Oilers taking on the LA Kings. The Oilers sit 2 points up on the Kings for 2nd in the division but LA has two games in hand. A regulation win tonight for the Oilers helps to widen the gap between two teams that once again seem destined for a first round matchup.
Jeff Skinner's No Movement Clause gives him control over his future, creating a potential trade deadline challenge for the Edmonton Oilers.
The Edmonton Oilers' Jeff Skinner is once again a healthy scratch. Adam Proteau thinks four other NHL teams could give Skinner a bigger role than what he's getting currently. The Edmonton Oilers ...
The New York Jets are hard on the hunt for the right voice to bring some stability to the franchise. Many hoped that legendary quarterback Aaron Rodgers would be able to be that voice, but in his first full season playing for the team,
The New York Jets are on the hunt for their next head coach after firing their last man, Robert Saleh, in the middle of the 2024 season. Interim coach Jeff Ulbrich was interviewed as a candidate but it’s unlikely he will receive the promotion after the Jets 5-12.