Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Skalde akanyorwa neNew Jersey Devils yeNational Hockey League (NHL) muchikamu chechipiri, 26th overall, mu1989 NHL Entry Draft
. Akaonekwa mumutambo wake wokutanga weNHL musi waOctober 7, 1990, achinyora rubatsiro rwekurasikirwa ne 7 <unk> 4 kuPittsburgh Penguins, mutambo wake chete weNHL munguva ye1990 <unk> 91 mwaka. Mumitambo mitatu neUtica Devils yeAmerican Hockey League (AHL) mwaka iwoyo, Skalde akarova zvibodzwa zvitatu nemapoinzi mashanu.