NHL notebook: Sabres to buy out F Jeff Skinner's contract

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The Buffalo Sabres will buy out the final three seasons of the contract of forward Jeff Skinner, making him a free agent on Monday.

Skinner signed an eight-year, $72 million extension with Buffalo on June 7, 2019. He is still owed $22 million.

In the recently completed season, Skinner had 46 points (24 goals, 22 assists) in 74 games. With the Sabres, Skinner, 32, appear