Buffalo Sabres must learn one final Jeff Skinner lesson

The Sabres are still paying the price for one mistake with a long-term contract, and it's an unforced error Buffalo should avoid this time around.

San Jose Sharks winger Jeff Skinner | Wendell Cruz-Imagn ImagesNext season, the Buffalo Sabres must account for a $6.4 million salary-cap hit for winger Jeff Skinner, who hasn't played for the team since 2024. It's the result of a devastating mistake back in 2019, and it's a blunder new general manager Jarmo Kekalainen can't replicate moving forward.

Skinner, whose one-year contract with the San Jose Sharks is in the process of being terminated after the club placed him on waivers Monday, signed a massive eight-year, $72 million extension with the…