I like it! Good for both teams and players

Buffalo wins, also this is assuming Skinner waives

Id rather do this than just sit Jeff in the pressbox.

He will go back to his 30 goal form and we will look like idiots, again.

I think Nashville declines. The extra years on skinners deal means buffalo has to add and the fact that johansen is a center. In reality both teams are probably stuck with those players for a couple seasons atleast

That Skinner contract might just be the worst signing in history

If they never even let him play again, sure is

This isn't just an exchange of bad contracts -- it's an exchange of underproductive players. In outline, it's a really good idea for both teams.

However, Johansen's AAV is $8 million and Skinner's is $9 million. Therefore, the $1 million retention is merely keeping Nashville in the same economic position that they were without the trade for the next 5 years. The problem is that the Preds will be on the hook for Skinner for two more years -- and if you think that he is unproductive now, imagine how that's going to pan out 6 years from now. So I think that Buffalo would have to add significantly to persuade Nashville to accept this burden for the last two years.

Yeah the two years definitely makes a difference. Two really bad contracts

yeah but johansen is still a solid 2 C. Jeff skinner is barely an NHL player at this point