Skinner is 32 and has never played in the NHL playoffs, yet the Oilers expect him to help them win a championship.
Mantha is three years younger, is expected to help a rebuilding team lose games, and is being paid money that the Flames were required to spend anyway. Without his salary they would be more than $2 million below the floor.
It's a silly comparison.
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