The San Jose Sharks signed free agent forward Jeff Skinner to a one-year contract valued at $3 million. Skinner, 33, comes from the Edmonton Oilers after a one-year period, marking his first postseason experience in 15 NHL seasons. He contributed 16 goals and 13 assists during 72 regular-season games with the Oilers and added a goal and an assist in five playoff contests. After being drafted seventh overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in 2010, he won the Calder Trophy in 2011, accumulating 373 goals and 326 assists in 1,078 games across his career.
Jeff Skinner has been signed by the San Jose Sharks to a one-year contract worth $3 million, marking a new chapter in his career as he transitions from the Oilers.
Skinner, fresh off a season with the Edmonton Oilers, experienced playoff hockey for the first time after 15 years in the NHL, contributing 16 goals and 13 assists during the regular season.
Selected 7th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2010 draft, Skinner won the Calder Trophy in 2011 and has achieved 373 goals and 326 assists in 1,078 NHL games.
The Sharks signed Skinner after his successful but unsuccessful playoff run with the Oilers, who lost to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Finals for the second consecutive year.
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