Buffalo Sabres buy out the final three years of forward Jeff Skinner’s 8-year, $72 million contract July 11, 2024 by Pro Hockey Talk Jeff Skinner becomes the third player to have his contract bought out by Buffalo over a 13-season playoff drought, joining Ville Leino and Christian Ehrhoff. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)