The forward scored 40 goals in 1st season with Buffalo.
By Sabres PR
The Buffalo Sabres announced on Friday that the team has signed forward Jeff Skinner to an eight-year contract with an average annual value of $9 million.
Skinner (27, 5-foot-11, 187 lbs.) led all Sabres with a career-high 40 goals during his first season with the Sabres in 2018-19. His 40-goal campaign was good for the third-highest total ever recorded by a first-year Sabre, and his 32 even-strength goals marked the highest total by a player in his first year with the team.
A native of Toronto, ONT., Skinner has appeared in 661 games since entering the NHL in the 2010-11 season as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes, totaling 442 points (244+198). Since joining the league, he is tied for 13th among all NHL skaters with 244 goals and ranks fifth with 191 even-strength markers.