9. Jeff Skinner is eager to finally breakthrough
Not to say that Jeff Skinner has not already established himself across the NHL as a legitimate goal scoring threat. However, Skinner has not established himself like that in the playoffs yet. Mainly because he hasn’t gotten the chance to.
Players like Skinner get more impatient than most when it comes to really competing for a championship. However, Skinner has not come even close to having the supporting cast needed to think that the Canes could win the Stanley Cup in the past.
The addition of some players who have been there and done that, like Justin Williams from the Washington Capitals and Marcus Kruger from the Chicago Blackhawks, should help out. Skinner needs more secondary scoring from this team.
Some more trust from head coach Bill Peters would help Skinner out as well. He’s played alongside Williams and Derek Ryan on the third line for most of the season, and he should be on a better line which could happen soon.