On Thursday, the Carolina Hurricanes shocked the hockey world by shipping forward Jeff Skinner to the Buffalo Sabres for…well, nothing. That’s it. It’s that simple. There’s no other way to spin this. Sorry, Cliff Pu experts.
Jeff Skinner’s services earned the Hurricanes a C-level prospect in Pu, a second round pick, a third round pick and a sixth round pick.
A three-time thirty goal scorer got you that.
A player that has scored above fifty points in four of his eight seasons got you that.
A player that has been cleared of concussion worries and managed to score 49 points while tied to the third line with Derek Ryan got you that.