Sharks sign winger Jeff Skinner to one-year, $3M contract in NHL free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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The Jose Sharks have added a pure scorer.
15-year NHL veteran Jeff Skinner is joining the Sharks on a one-year, $3 million contract.
The 33-year-old left winger is a six-time 30-goal scorer, topping out at 40 in the 2018-19 NHL season.
Even in reduced playing time, a career-low 13:00 a night, with the Stanley Cup Final-bound Edmonton Oilers last year, Skinner still managed 16 goals.
Oilers, ranked by 5v5 goals/hour last season:
1. Leon Draisaitl 1.17
2. Zach Hyman 1.06
3. Jeff Skinner 1.01One of these guys is presumably available to 32 teams at a modest cap hit…
— Jonathan Willis (@JonathanWillis) July 4, 2025
So there’s no doubt that the 5-foot-11 left-handed sniper can still fill the net.