Veteran forward Jeff Skinner cleared waivers on Wednesday and is now a free agent.
The 33-year-old Skinner was waived by the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday for the purposes of contract termination.
#SJSharks Mike Grier on the release of Jeff Skinner: “We want to thank Jeff for his contributions to the organization, and wish him all the best.”
— Max Miller (@Real_Max_Miller) February 17, 2026
“We want to thank Jeff for his contributions to the organization, and wish him all the best,” San Jose general manager Mike Grier said via Sharks Hockey Digest’s Max Miller.
He had six goals and 13 points in 32 games during with his time with the Sharks this season. He last played for San Jose on Jan. 11, sitting out as a healthy scratch ahead of the Olympic break.
Skinner joined the Sharks on a one-year, $3 million deal in July after playing under the same terms with the Edmonton Oilers in 2024-25.
He recorded 16 goals and 29 points in 72 games with the Oilers last season. He added one goal and two points in five playoff games during Edmonton’s run to the Stanley Cup Final.
Drafted seventh overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in 2010, Skinner has 379 goals and 712 points in 1,110 career games split between the Hurricanes, Buffalo Sabres, Oilers and Sharks.
He is a five-time 30-goal scorer, posting a career-best 40 goals with the Sabres in 2018-19. He last hit the mark in Buffalo in 2022-23.
Skinner won the Calder Trophy during the 2010-11 campaign as rookie of the year after recording 31 goals and 63 points in 82 games as a member of the Hurricanes.