Skille is on pace for 10 goals and 20 assists. On pace for thirty points in his rookie season in the NHL, playing on the fourth line most of that time? How can you complain? That is pretty much exactly what Brouwer did his rookie season. Ladd put up 38 points last year, Buf put up 34 points, and they were playing with MUCH better players than Skille. He will likely outscore Fraser, Eager, Madden, and Kopecky's totals from last season, and I wouldn't be surprised if he gets close to Buf and Ladd either. He has also put 91 shots on net already this season. Sure, not many have gone in, but the law of averages will eventually start seeing a few more of those pucks go into the net. If he was playing with linemates that crash the net, he would have a lot more assists off his rebounds too. A lot of the shots he takes are low, hard, and come out right in the slot off the goalie. The other shots, he is generating offensive zone faceoffs from. I don't think people appreciate that. They just see he takes a ton of shots, and not many go in. When you're alone in the offensive zone, with no linemates in the play with you, there is no such thing as a bad shot. Especially when you are generating rebounds and offensive zone faceoffs. He isn't a guy like Kane who can beat 2-3 defenders while waiting for linemates to catch up to the play. He's a much more simple player.
Skille's a meat and potatoes player who takes the body, has good speed, drives the net, and can generate scoring chances. Seriously, the Skille dislike is idiotic, at best. He makes mistakes, but how many of them have ended up in the back of the net this year? One? Compare that to the other forwards. Watch the game people.
