Jeff Skinner
Skinner was bought out of the eight-year deal he signed with the Sabres back in the 2019-20 season that carried an AAV of 9 million dollars.
With him being paid out by Buffalo, he signed a cheap one-year deal with the Oilers that has an AAV of 3 million dollars.
Although he was overpaid, Skinner was never a bad player.
Skinner played 74 games last season, scoring 24 goals and recording 22 assists for 46 points. Adding another solid goal scorer to this Oilers forward core on top of already the best offence in the league just makes it so much scarier for the opponent.
This deal is a low-risk, high-reward option for the Oilers and the type of deal you usually don't have the opportunity to get on July first.
Skinner has played 1006 games in the NHL but has shockingly never played a playoff game in his career.
It'll be interesting to see how Skinner performs in the playoffs this upcoming season.