Eight years, five 20-goal seasons, three 30-goal seasons, three different head coaches, one Calder Trophy, zero playoff appearances.
That’s the tale of the tape for soon-to-be 26-year-old Jeff Skinner.
For number-53, this season was a step back for a variety of reasons. After finishing sixth in the league in goal-scoring in 2016-17, he saw a 35% percent drop off as he went from 37 goals to 24. To boot, rumors circulating about his riff with now former head coach Bill Peters and the system he employed only added more drama to what was, as a whole, a colossal failure of a season for the Carolina Hurricanes.