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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
Buffalo possibly could have traded him with retention. Skinner wouldn't waive his no-movement clause.
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Jeff Skinner and his camp have not expressed a willingness to waive his no-move clause.
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Forcing a buy out, then having the option to sign another contract was a way more lucrative opportunity for Skinner. Of course he wouldn't waive.
It's hard to know if Skinner's current contract is a bargain or not without know what the other offers on the market were, if any. Players that get bought out tend to have some factor that is undesirable. And in Skinner's case, I don't think it was just his cap hit because it's not like they are worried about cap space right now. The dollar savings aren't fantastic either, and add to that the dead cap space they'll have for several years. The more prudent approach would have been to keep him for another season at least to see if he might eventually waive. There must have been something else pushing them to get rid of him.