How far down the Oilers' pecking order has Skinner dropped? He played 13:34 in Thursday's 6-2 win over Vancouver − and that was his biggest ice time total since Dec. 3.

Bought out by the Buffalo Sabres in the offseason, forward Jeff Skinner jumped at the opportunity to join the Edmonton Oilers when the Stanley Cup finalists came calling.

He also endured a few rocky seasons with the Sabres that ended in him being bought out. In his first year with the Edmonton Oilers, he’s gone from a high-profile free-agent signee to someone struggling to get into the lineup.

It has not been the type of season that the Edmonton Oilers had envisioned for free-agent signing Jeff Skinner.

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