Edmonton Oilers' Jeff Skinner is having a rocky season with the team, and he does have a no-trade clause should the team look to trade him, as new info surfaces. Jeff Skinner, a 1,000-game NHL veteran, is in unfamiliar territory with the Edmonton Oilers. The 32-year-old scorer and presence in the powerplay was supposed to have that role in <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/edmonton-oilers-sign-jeff-skinner-to-one-year-contract' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Edmonton under a one-year free-agent deal signed in the offseason.</a> Things haven't gone according to script, however. Skinner's fallen down in the lineup and missed five of the last 10 games as a healthy scratch. This is new for him. Despite a poor start to the season, his work in games recently has been trending in a positive manner. He created a lot of opportunity at the start of Edmonton's homestand but couldn't capitalize, until notching his eighth of the season in a win over his former crew, the Buffalo Sabres. He is now up to nine goals on the season. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/HockeyDaily365/status/1885153389652119966'> </a></blockquote></div> Even with these recent goals, coach Knoblauch credited <a href='https://www.nhl.com/oilers/player/jeff-skinner-8475784' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Skinner</a> with strong work but added that lineup decisions can sometimes be a challenge. <h3>The Oilers are likely not going to trade Jeff Skinner at the moment</h3> With that being said, a new report from <a href='https://x.com/KurtLeavins' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Kurt Leavins</a> of the Edmonton Journal reveals that the Oilers are likely not going to convince Skinner to waive his no-trade clause at the moment. <div align='center' style='padding:20px;'><img src='https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/i/photo/523933.webp' width='100%' border='0' alt='image' loading='lazy' defer /></div> Being in and out of the lineup isn't the only transition for him, but it's new for him, too, as this is a first for him in a real playoff-contending environment, having sat from a playoff run with Carolina and Buffalo in years gone by when both teams were near the bottom of the standings. Though not a key player for Edmonton, Skinner can say nothing but positive about life in Edmonton, for now, that is.