Oilers land Jeff Skinner on 1-year, $3M deal

The Edmonton Oilers landed forward Jeff Skinner on a one-year, $3-million deal, the team announced Monday.

The Sabres bought out the final three seasons of Skinner's deal Saturday. Buffalo signed him to an eight-year deal with a $9-million cap hit in June 2019.

Skinner totaled 24 goals and 46 points in 74 games this past campaign. He's one season removed from a career year that saw him register 82 points (35 goals, 47 assists) in 79 outings.

The 32-year-old was selected seventh overall by the Carolina Hurricanes during the 2010 NHL Draft.

Skinner has amassed 357 goals and 670 points in 1,006 career regular-season games, but he's never seen any playoff action.