1 Month Carolina Hurricanes Comment

Jeff Skinner has returned to Raleigh for further examination for an "upper-body injury."

He left Tuesday's game against Ottawa and did not return after he was hit hard at center ice by Jared Cowen. Skinner has suffered concussions in each of the past two seasons, so he'll be tested to see if he's got another one. The Hurricanes play at Winnipeg Thursday night.

Could be troublesome for Skinner who has a history of concussions already in his short NHL career.

1 Month Carolina Hurricanes Comment

Jeff Skinner was hit high by Ottawa's Jared Cowen in Tuesday night's game and he won't return.

Skinner has had issues with concussions before, so Cowen's hit to his head probably won't bode well for him, the Hurricanes and his fantasy owners.

1 Month Carolina Hurricanes Comment

Jeff Skinner scored a power-play goal in a 3-1 defeat.

Skinner hadn't scored in his previous nine games. Eric Staal and Joe Corvo assisted on the goal.

2 Months Carolina Hurricanes Comment

Jeff Skinner was held off the scoresheet for the sixth straight game Thursday as the Hurricanes were blanked by Tampa Bay by a score of 5-0.

Skinner certainly wasn't the only member of the team to struggle on this night, but his troubles are most noticeable due to the lengthy slump he finds himself mired in. With 19 points in 31 games, the third-year pro is simply not producing at the level he should be right now.

2 Months Carolina Hurricanes Comment

Jeff Skinner has clearly not played up to expectations since he returned from a concussion.

Prior to sustaining the head injury on February 14th, Skinner registered 14 points in 13 games. Since returning from a five game absence, he has registered only five points in 14 games. Skinner doesn't believe he is doing anything siginifcantlydifferent since being concussed but he did say that maybe he's made some slight adjustments. The game happens so fast and it's always an adjustment when you come back from an injury, especially when you miss five or six games," he said. "I think coming back you sort of realize there's a time and a place to take a hit to make a play, and there's a time and a place to sort of back off and just get it deep or something like that", said Skinner. "So maybe a little bit. But I think it's so minimal, the difference in trying to adjust your game. You're always going to wind up playing the same way." Let's hope he's right and he can save his season with a strong finish.

2 Months Carolina Hurricanes Comment

Jeff Skinner scored the only Carolina goal Thursday as they dropped a 4-1 decision to New Jersey.

Skinner's 10th of the season came with a man advantage in the third period, but wasn't nearly enough to get Carolina back into the game. Eric Staal drew the only assist on his marker.

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