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Skinner, Canes still pushing for playoffs

The subject was the Stanley Cup playoffs and how Jeff Skinner, in his seventh season with the Carolina Hurricanes, might again be on the outside looking in.

“It’s always more fun to win and if you’re not in the playoffs you’re not winning enough,” Skinner said. “That’s the goal every year and we’re still trying to get there. We believe in the group we have in here.”

Skinner’s comments were made before the March 11 game against Toronto at PNC Arena and weren’t idle words. The winger soon was on a tear, scoring nine goals in the past eight games to reach 30 for the season and give the Canes at least a fighting chance at the last wild-card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.