Jeff Skinner Returns To Buffalo Sabres Practice
Talk to docs talk to trains re evaluate kind of see see how see how things react and then uh go from there you have any chance to play against tamper or is it more likely in California I mean I think I think I’m a possibility and I don’t know I don’t
Want to take Don’s uh Donnie’s quotes away from him so I mean I think it’s it’s getting close obviously if if you’re out playing practice and full contact and practice you’re you’re close so um yeah we’ll see we’ll see what the the us and and how how we how we move
Forward is this the same injury you had when McKinnon put you into the wall is it a different one uh it’s different yeah uh yeah it’s different yeah you’ve been very durable over the years and you rarely Miss games just what what’s it like you know sitting out a few games
And watching and doing things a little differently I guess uh yeah it’s I mean it’s frustrating to to sit out and watch I think uh um everyone in here wants to play and when you have to sit out it’s it’s it’s not not a good feeling but obviously the last couple games guys
Have have uh have played well and got the results so that makes it that makes it a little bit easier what have you seen from the team you’ve only given up one goal in the last three games uh it seems like you know five wins in seven
Games now what have you seen that’s maybe different from the team oh know I mean I think they played played some pretty good hockey uh UPL has obviously been playing playing really well obviously um defense and and PK been been pretty solid if if if you’re not
Going to that any score you’re going to have to have that um so yeah I think I mean it’s it’s just been a couple couple solid games of of of guys working for each other and and UPL making the saves when we need them if you’re you’re on
Your way to a another 30 goal Susan I know you probably don’t want to get ahead of yourself but you know you came in the league and you’re were a pretty significant player right away but what’s allowed you these past few years to grow and maintain that level of you’ve had a
Consistency that you you hadn’t had earlier in your career I guess uh I mean I don’t know I think any any player is kind of trying to to improve and and and and improve on their consistency I think for me I think obviously the last couple years they been playing with
Tucky and tommer for the most part and some spots with with mity I think they’re playing with good players and and have some pretty good chemistry with those those three guys and um I think when you have good chemistry and lines producing the individuals going to have
Good results so I think that’s that’s been a big big factor um but yeah I other than that you just you keep trying to improve and and and do do your best each year I think to to sort of build on on the things in your game Kyle just
Said Kyle just said you’ve really grown as a playmaker passer how has that kind of evolved over the last few years I guess um yeah I don’t know I mean it’s just again it’s something you trying to round out your game focus on things to improve that uh
Um different parts of your games that that that maybe I don’t know that that you want to keep continue to develop I think there’s there’s not really sort of an age limit on trying to develop parts of your game obviously playing with tommer he’s pretty pretty good goal
Scorer I think you’re going to you’re going to get some assists I think just by giving him the puck uh he he kind of creates out of out of nothing so yeah I mean I think yeah it’s it’s just something you try and focus on and continue to improve all parts of your
Game when you’re watching the game it’s a whole different ball game than when you’re actually on the ice playing the game you see the game differently have you watched the power play Maybe seen some things different that maybe can help you when you do get back on the
Ice uh maybe I mean I think you definitely have more perspective in game obviously when you watch it from outside but I think we we all watch video after and we had to see kind of what it looks like on the video without being in it so um I think maybe
That initial sort of reaction to what happens on the ice I think you obviously don’t have that because you weren’t out there in a specific spot and you kind of can see it work work from sort of a Five Guys perspective but um yeah I mean I think that’s sort of
All year we’ve been working on that and trying to improve it and and I think that’s St if and we’re going to continue to do that and then for me I just get sort of a step back on the initial reaction of it and then again we all watch video together so thank
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Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner returned to practice on January 19, 2024 after being injured.
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