The 33-year-old joined the young Sharks as a free agent, signing a one-year, $3 million deal after his one-year stint with the Oilers for the same salary. Last season, playing a bottom-six role in Edmonton, Skinner scored 29 points (16 goals, 13 assists) in 72 games. In San Jose, it was expected that he would be used in more of a scoring role, but after suffering a lower-body injury in mid-November and returning three weeks later, he was used sporadically and has been a healthy scratch since January 11 and has only 13 points (6 goals, 7 assists) in 32 games.
