Sabres trade for Jeff Skinner shows how Penguins handcuffed themselves with Jack Johnson

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The Pittsburgh Penguins were linked in the rumor mill to Carolina Hurricanes forward Jeff Skinner. NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman said just a couple Thursdays ago on the NHL Network that he heard general manager Jim Rutherford was still trying to work something out and that “I wouldn’t be surprised if the Penguins are taking a long look at Skinner more than [Max] Pacioretty.” Well, the Pens may have looked but they didn’t get Skinner, he was dealt for practically nothing today to the Buffalo Sabres. Cliff Pu, 20, has a cool name but projects to be little more than a middle-line forward, with some risk that he doesn’t gain enough strength to be a full-time NHL caliber player. A future 2nd, 3rd

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