6 NHL Players Who STOPPED TRYING After Cashing In

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[@RobTalksHockey]

What is your teams WORST free agency signing?

[@colinlaliberte470]

Karl Alzner by far !!

[@theofficialyounghoekooyout6431]

T r o u b a

[@leochen7472]

James Neal

[@thaddcorbett2148]

Hmmmmm.... Souray or Lucic? Souray became pretty toxic after getting injured. Threw the whole team under the bus.

[@wesmccauley5622]

BobroskY

[@busorenkin55]

Who’s here after the Sergei Bobrovsky resurgence in 2021-22? 21-4-3 922 SV% top 10 in high danger saves

[@dababy8007]

The 2016 free agency was a dumpster fire

[@Zaghzackio]

Someone should make a video on the summer if 2016. Arguably the worst free agency period ever for the nhl and the nba. Let’s just say Some bad contracts were signed

[@dababy8007]

Zack Young urinating tree did that

[@ChiefBlue4298]

Salty Leafs and Wings Fan yep

[@obi-wankenobi2392]

Salty Leafs and Wings Fan how can you be a fan of two teams that hate each other

[@y0utubedude96]

@@dababy8007 someone that makes good content should do it*

[@alfredthegh0st]

Justin Abdelkader got exposed as soon as Datsyuk left.

[@dstudaker]

Definitely AGREED!

[@eriklakeland3857]

Datsyuk is such a magician on both ends of the ice. Proper player and was an absolute joy to watch.

[@kozmeetorez]

Exposed? He was always average.

[@brianhum8765]

Sigh which part hurts more; the reality of how overrated was coming out of college or when Datsyuk went back to Russia?

[@Cthomps20]

He used to be my favorite player 😢

[@olivierseckinger7056]

Karl Alzner was not mentioned, as a Habs fan I’m very glad that one is being slowly forgotten

[@formulaliftr3600]

As a caps fan in hindsight I’m glad we let him go to you guys because he fell off a cliff once he signed with you guys

[@mauditsalopard]

"Karl Alzner is consistent"... Yeah, well, he actually sucked and wasn't relevant at all

[@BayBye2011]

actually Alzner opted out 2 seconds after he signed on the dotted line....what a waste....and he was never that good

[@senpaimedia1419]

Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte he was consistently bad

[@ano1962]

People in Washington were actually mad at the time because people thought Alzner was better the Carlson 🤣😂

[@safertobeanonymous2224]

So glad the oilers “lost out” on Clarkson! Best thing to happen to us. Oilers saved that money for Lucic....

[@RobTalksHockey]

Hahaha

[@brianhum8765]

Savage

[@Roller11111]

Clarkson was so bad, that he was traded for Horton who was never going to play a game again, and the team who traded Clarkson away was on the winning side lol

[@asherplays8584]

Oilers fan haha

[@archimedes2261]

Isn’t Lucic a deadbeat in Edmonton 😁

[@jackpowell8648]

Bobrovsky was rumored to have played with an injury all year long - saying he stopped trying is very disingenuous. His defense in front of him did him very few favors also.

[@DysphoricGaming]

Also I’m not quite sure the title should be “stopped trying at all” when even the creator is acknowledging that they should bounce back. One down year doesn’t really mean they’re not trying.

[@williammurphy8293]

I wished my flyers ditched Ilya Bryzgalov instead of Bobrovsky. The way my flyers are now with carter hart. Between those two would be a great match up. Mason struggled this season and last season. But I do miss Bobby overall

[@predspete2625]

As a Preds fan, thank you for not talking about Kyle Turris haha

[@sparrow-we7ip]

But do you remember Kyle Turris? What a waste of cap!!😃

[@anthonymoring7061]

We need a part 2 🤣

[@jacobjoro]

I feel the same way as a Sens fan with Bobby Ryan 🙃

[@RobTalksHockey]

On the list!

[@Redguard-Nazeem]

@@jacobjoro Maybe Bobby will be better now that he is sober.

[@PetterHughes]

How about Erik Karlsson's $11.5mill/year over 8 years? He's a defensive liability, and wasn't the same Karlsson as the Ottawa days. And that forced the Sharks to have to let Pavelski (their captain!) go to free agency. Also maybe you could do a video of players who's careers have gotten better after cashing in (like Ovechkin, Chara, Panarin)

[@AEMoreira81]

I let out a 10-minute laugh once I heard of it. Oh, and then the Sharks had to send Ottawa a high first rounder.

[@SmoothCriminal12]

Not to mention losing an additional first for resigning him and it ended up being a top 5 pick.

[@viperswhip]

Karlsson isn't a bad d man, people assume that because he is so often attacking, but when he is in the D zone, he's pretty good, when he is in the D zone. /s

[@CoolGorillaGoAnimate7000]

Karlsson has been battling injuries the past 4 years. So hopefully he bounces back.

[@dm3150006]

The same thing with Faulk happened with Erik Karlsson they left a team that they were basically the backbone of and then went to a team that didn't need them to lead as much

[@AshtrayAnnie]

LoL....not the right comparison imo. You're talking about one of the best offensive Defenseman compared to a guy who has never really been a true top pairing Offensive D man. Faulks good but he's not great, Karlsson use to be the best O Dman in the league.

[@mitchelsullivan3118]

Faulk got his shit together

[@ChickenButt598]

How much 24 months can change lol

[@chrispswann6825]

The NY Rangers signing Wade Redden to a 6 year 39 million dollar contract and sending him to the AHL after two seasons

[@texasguy5377]

holy crap that sucked.

[@rc7199]

And stop paying him like 2 years ago.......

[@17Helton]

Aren't they still paying Bobby Bonilla though?...wait...no that's the Mets.

[@ianstephenson9721]

Islanders sent Andrew Ladd to the AHL and still have to deal with him for 3 years

[@AEMoreira81]

Ironically, that Artemi Panarin deal has paid off a lot. The Rangers also signed Scott Gomez to a bad deal but then traded him for some college defenseman named Ryan McDonagh.

[@davecollins607]

Devils worst signing: Kovalchuk signing that 15 year 200 million dollar contract

[@martinkopac9485]

It was 100millions....but still a rocket

[@jonah.donohue]

200M?

[@jonah.donohue]

😂😂

[@Abcd-rb3zg]

I love that Vancouver didn't get a single decent year from Erickson hahaha

[@milesdufourny4813]

Would you want to play for Vancouver? You go there and you lose all interest in Hockey.

[@aidenrajkovic7099]

@@milesdufourny4813 how

[@kingkeno7127]

@@milesdufourny4813 yes I love play for Vancouver all way more other team. Rob question who your team worst sigh. He dint ask ask you mock his and my favorite team.

[@prettyboyjm9192]

Miles Dufourny they are good now

[@snoopdogg7407]

Hey Loui has a 100 percent winrate in the postseason

[@thewaxlobster7130]

Minnesota Wild: signing of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. Very bold of the wild to lock both of them up for that long and it certainly has come back to haunt them in terms of the salary cap

[@SuperAngryWalrus]

They've been better than everyone claims. It's not like they stopped trying after getting signed. Suter has been a Norris nominee and Parise has been good, he just can't stay healthy because his playing style is standing in front of the net and getting cross checked to death.

[@goalie2998]

I think bobrovski will be back in form next season. But the long contracts never seen to work out for anyone . 3 should be the maximum to keep players and teams honest.

[@vx9yn]

If Florida gets a player that can defend than Bob certainly can

[@goalie2998]

@@vx9yn he definitely has the skills. But even the best goalie on a terrible defensive team can't win them games. Dallas was awful for almost a decade. Even though they could always score. They made some system changes and tightened up on defense. And now they are a playoff team. It can happen.

[@NHLElite1429]

I'd say cap it at 5 yrs. 3 is too short if you ask me.

[@nathanbeaulieu1257]

As a Habs fan, our worst contract is Alzner. What makes it worst is that we had to have a solid defenseman to remplace Andrei Markov... That makes me sad just to think about it

[@dennisfontler7443]

Wasn't Alzner considered to replace Emelin? But yes, that FA hurt the Habs A LOT..

[@mofishin2648]

I'd say our worst contract is Bergevin

[@nathanbeaulieu1257]

Dennis Fontler Well, he was supposed to be our first LD so yeah no idk

[@nathanbeaulieu1257]

Mo Fishin People are too tough with him. Pacioretty for Suzuki and Tatar was a rob Fleishman and Weise for Danault and 2nd (Romanov) rob Weber for Subban rob Domi for Galchenyuk rob

[@mofishin2648]

@@nathanbeaulieu1257 Too tough on him!? He's been there almost 10 years and the only success was from the young core he inherited. This team has been in the cellar for years, he only has this job because he speaks French. A truly sad state of this one great franchise.

[@havocparadise2798]

Rob Squad loves you bro. thank you for making these videos. You’re my new fav hockey channel, i’m glad i found ya!

[@RobTalksHockey]

Thanks for the support dude, means alot!

[@portrailblazers12]

Unpopular opinion: Bobrovsky has played well this year, he just has literally no defense in front of him besides Ekblad

[@johnnycto7576]

Overpaid? I think so. With Columbus' defensive system a decent goalie will look great (Korpisalo and Merzlikins, anyone?)

[@alvimatin5023]

Columbus inflated his stats, Imagine fo Price player there

[@dnasty312]

It's *one year*

[@jayden2669]

Most players have a bad season when on a new team

[@jordanlazo7468]

He was injured as well as panthers defense look at him now he preforming way better then he did last season

[@jasonbanks68]

No joke, being a Leafs fan my very first thought before you said it was Clarkson.What an awful signing.

[@eriklakeland3857]

My brain had blocked out Dave Nonis but seeing him in the video triggered bad memories.

[@dominiquerichard1342]

Nonis is an idiot

[@christophermerlot3366]

As a fellow Leaf fan, my first thought was Jason Blake.

[@rustyshackleford5704]

Toronto is legendary for over paying anybody and everybody. Last good team was 2003, then the decade of darkness and lets not forget about the Harold Ballard years. Think I need to cry myself sleep now

[@DrummerGuyCaam]

Really happy to see how much recognition you are getting Rob! Keep up the great videos 👍🏻

[@RobTalksHockey]

Thanks dude! Much appreciated

[@expadis6693]

Love your videos. Like the new mic. Always cool to watch and learn more about hockey

[@RobTalksHockey]

Thanks dude!

[@leafsfanforever2896]

Nobody: Alex Pietrangelo after hearing about Faulk’s signing: *TRIGGERED*

[@chillionaire7114]

As a Devils fan remember screaming for a David Clarkson trade in 2013. Loved having him on the team in 2012 and 2013, but seemed obvious he was on his way to a pay day and playing above his value, and the devils were not a playoff team at that time. Wished they picked up some picks or prospects sending him to a playoff team at the trade deadline. At least the devils didn’t re-sign.

[@jayjopam8505]

Yeah. But Lou signed an injury ridden Clowe in response...

[@xGamble]

Thanks for the video, Rob - Cheers!

[@RobTalksHockey]

Thanks my dude!

[@pattylonglegs3353]

Looking fresh Rob congrats on the 20k!

[@Mr10SFleming]

As a Preds fan, as much as he has moments and I love him as a player, Kyle Turris. That 6x6 is no doubt one that backfired a bit

[@teamrogers1047]

Remember when the Sens gave Bobby Ryan 7 mill for 7 years....good times

[@stevebrown7133]

Then he turned out to be a drug addict

[@jamendailey7372]

Appreciate the video always love them

[@Flower-sq3gr]

Great video, ur subscribers are going up fast, I started watching ur vids when you were at like 5000 subs

[@RobTalksHockey]

Thanks for the support dude!

[@Flower-sq3gr]

Ur welcome. I also subscribed to your channel

[@SuperHighwayGaming]

Great video man! 😎 But who is Ville Henoila? 😁

[@janenglund]

Must be a pretty unknown Vesina winner?

[@SuperHighwayGaming]

@@janenglund 😆

[@davidebertoldi509]

David Backes wasn´t a brilliant signing too

[@connorcallahan7783]

His falloff was inevitable anyway. Just a bad decision by management

[@atex6175]

That had nothing to do with his effort just father time and injury

[@igniteaxiom]

i wonder if there's any teams out there that don't have at least one of these contracts? i'm sure they all have at least one whale so it probably evens out.

[@dm3150006]

Better than loui erikkssons haha

[@zacboss467]

Well the writing was on the wall for that one. He left St. Louis because he wanted a more than 1 year contract but we all knew that was a bad idea

[@caesarcamacho3270]

Great vids dude!

[@chrisdewar5687]

Mic sounds great bro, congrats

[@linry07]

4:43 made my *heart* drop...

[@aaronkinney4039]

For the Canes I’m torn between Darling and Semin for the worst deal.

[@wmfunmax3262]

It’s really gotta be Semin, we’re still paying him. At least we got Reimer for Darling

[@christianm5372]

Canes fan here. I was coming down here to comment about Semin. For this video, definitely Semin, because in his first year he did INSANE from what I can remember but after that, he just disappeared. Darling Sucked the moment he got here lmao.

[@dennisfontler7443]

Considering the question then Semin was a great deal and Darling have to be the worst one by the Canes. The question regards only FA signings and the FA signing for Semin was 1 year 7 m and Canes got 44 points in 44 games for that year. What screwed them was EXTENDING him for five more years at 7 m, but that's NOT a free agency signing since he already played for them when the contract was signed.

[@Poopypoopyy]

I do think we really traded Faulk at the perfect time tho

[@komirules]

Canes suck!

[@Thrillhousethedud]

I really enjoy your narration style. Very easy to listen too. I also like that you remain relatively neutral in your commentary. Great work!

[@skinflaver]

Your channel has only improved over the years. Keep up the good content.

[@perryzadow297]

3:18 would that be “Vezina “?

[@bdeitur]

The prime example in my book is the Isles signing of DePietro

[@FireBocchi]

Bill de Iturrondo wasn’t that more because of injuries

[@bdeitur]

I'll grant you that Garth Snow was the more culpable one. But look at his stats. Nothing in the games he did play justified the contract he received. I thought he was overrated when I watched him on the Sound Tigers and that opinion didn't change when he moved up to the NHL.

[@austinlaughland6933]

I love your videos man! So fun to watch, but I noticed it sounds like you say “adysmal” when it should be “abysmal” so I really wanna see a future video when I hear Rob talks hockey say abysmal 😂👌🏽

[@donpatrick3300]

Leino. Moulson. Okposo. Skinner. The Buffalo Butterknifes

[@igniteaxiom]

talk about cashing in: dave bolland got 27.5 million for scoring one goal. pretty great return on that one.

[@thedirstorder5151]

To be fair if you look at Bollands playoffs points.....dude's an animal when it comes to important games being on a third or fourth line and playing PK. I can see why a team would look to sign him after those years with the Blackhawks, but at that price......ridiculous. You're taking a player who thrived under a completely different setup and throwing him in with your team with the hope they make the playoffs so he can do what he does. Its almost the exact same issue with the byfuglien loss. What did Winnipeg do with him? Absolutely nothing. Dude's a shell of his former self because of a simple change of scenery and staff.

[@The-Capitalist]

TheDirstOrder he was a monster playing with that Blackhawks dynasty

[@christopherstorms5122]

Every Detroit signing the past five years!

[@flyingnimbus9012]

Do a video where you look into teams who have drafted 3+ times in the 1st round in the same draft and how it spanned out for them. Worst to best results or something.

[@flyingnimbus9012]

@Marvin Santana For sure one of the worst. Considering Kyle Connor, Thomas Chabot and Matthew Barzal came after their picks. Debrusk is decent but he was slotted to go in the second round.

[@95VideoMan]

It's only human natural :) I never realized how big of a difference 1-2% can make for a goalie. Also, I loved how the x-axis on the graphs made room for the profile pic haha

[@FHL-Devils]

3:33 - "Vesina"?

[@robertbennett883]

Easy typo to make but yeah... Time to double check

[@HotBranch]

Yeah, it's a legit trophy. Just like the Fart Ross, Cone Smith, Ladies Bong, James Nearest, William M Jeggings, Colder, Frank J Sulky, and the Stonely Coupe.

[@anotherguynamedgabe2573]

This is a throwback but for the Rangers I have to say wade redden he was getting paid what I can say is roughly the equivalent of 8-9 mill cap hit today and he barely lasted two seasons before being sent down for the remainder of a lengthy contract

[@komirules]

Definitely NOT DB Cooper maybe he would have had better luck if he changed his first name from wade after being demoted. 😝😝

[@thomaslatimer571]

Rob you the man from a VGK fan!

[@RobTalksHockey]

Thanks my man!

[@nathanjw940]

Johan Franzen you may not remember him because he hasn't played a game in the NHL in 5 years but the wings still have him under contract. They signed him and not hossa.

[@RobTalksHockey]

Of course I do. That ones rough

[@justindecker9282]

Depietro?

[@nitronick11]

I was scrolling through just to look for this.

[@jfk128]

The worst contract in sports (not just NHL) history

[@ChannelyChannel]

That was moreso injuries

[@smallies4life887]

That was the islanders mismanaging. Kovalchuk

[@mikerice1001]

Yep dipietro 😅

[@fevzikamalov965]

Zack Kassian about to join this list with another playoff performance like this year's.

[@dantefisher752]

Great video Rob

[@RobTalksHockey]

Thanks dude!

[@gobinda9957]

Where did you get the Canucks LED ?

[@jaydenlam5031]

When Calgary signed James Neal

[@justintimmer2724]

I will never forget where I was when I saw the term

[@clearcreek69]

What about when they traded Doug Gilmour to Toronto & in return got Gary Leeman.

[@mithulan6723]

@@clearcreek69 oof that’s gotta hurt flames fans

[@reignofrock]

Another great video, Rob. Vezina with a 'Z', not an 'S'. All the best bud!

[@RobTalksHockey]

Oof. I worked OT before editing this video. Thanks dude, I’ll be more careful

[@bryantcox3125]

So great. On point video. Finally a hockey mind I love. Hit me up

[@miguelh4750]

Just subbed. Great video !

[@miguelh4750]

Btw at 3:17 it's Vezina (not Vesina hihi)

[@BvG_Venom]

As for some of these like Clarkson, I dont think even he thought he was worth that much. It's just really hard to turn a contract away if a team is that stupid

[@thewingedwheel3236]

Hmmmm let me think oops I forgot I don't have to. The red wings have made a TON of terrible signings. Justin Abdelkader, Jonathan Ericsson, and Frans Nielsen just to name a few

[@user-ed6nt1ml6p]

so horrible... thankfully Yzerman is not Holland..

[@kozmeetorez]

إسماعيل الأندلسي Holland= most overrated gm.

[@thewingedwheel3236]

@Dean Bryant. Ken Holland was an average gm in the 80's, but he turned into a fantastic gm in 90's and 2000's. In the 2010's however he was terrible , since he was sighning bad contracts trying to keep the 25 year playoff streak alive (2nd longest in all time history)

[@kozmeetorez]

The winged Wheel Dude came in the 97 season. By that time our team was already stacked as hell. Even most of the key players after that was drafted by a European Scout.

[@user-ed6nt1ml6p]

@@kozmeetorez to be fair he did some very good stuf but... his very bad signings make the wings suffer actually they still pay it

[@bennarwold4355]

Mikkel Boedker. San Jose hasn't made any really terrible free-agent signings, but Vlasic's and Karlsson's contract extensions are pretty rough. Karlsson has the chance to prove his worth; however, Vlasic is already rapidly declining, which doesn't bode well for the Sharks.

[@arxzne3437]

Nice vid glad ur success is paying off!

[@RobTalksHockey]

Thanks for the support dude!

[@Torontogal1973]

I remember when Leafs were moving Zaitsev and Faulk's name came up. I said "Faulk off"

[@mitchelsullivan3118]

After this season bet you wish you had him now

[@backfires98]

Any Signing in the last 10 or so years by the red wings. 😂😂

[@rachelleehrman3703]

They need to get Howard off the ice. It’s a shame that Steve couldn’t get Merzlikins or Korpisolo before they resigned

[@christopherstorms5122]

Cant actually say ten years. We were still going to the playoffs ten years ago. But, I do agree with the sentiment.

[@backfires98]

Christopher Storms they were in the playoffs but not because of any signing made in that time. Kenny Holland had an empire built for him and you can arguably say he did absolutely nothing to maintain it and in the later years he ran this organization into the ground.

[@Flower-sq3gr]

Keep up the great videos

[@RobTalksHockey]

Thanks dude!

[@Flower-sq3gr]

👍🏻

[@quinn1199]

As a jets fan I was over the moon to hear trouba was traded. I felt like I was there only one who noticed he was much weaker then he appeared, and he complained threw the series against the blues

[@atemi3217]

5:03 Heinola*

[@swir1zz250]

Kyle Okposo

[@kolasillers7776]

See, Kyle Okposo never stopped trying. Too many head injuries.

[@zachmarquis2224]

Or Matt moulson or Cody hodgson or Christian ehrhoff I’m seeing a trend here

[@eddiekim007]

Audio and new mic is eggs-cell-lent :) do a vid about which players the Krakheads will steal

[@devingriffin5055]

Ohhh here’s a gooder! How bout Alexia Yashin!!! Ottawa got chara 1st overall - spezza from the islanders and then signed yashin for something like 10 years / 90 mill. I believe they literally just stopped paying his salary a couple years ago

[@wnsbug]

Is Faulk your twin?!

[@user-ed6nt1ml6p]

ahah

[@hudsonmattingley7774]

Brad Richards for the New York Rangers

[@AEMoreira81]

The problem with that contract was term.

[@nathanowens1721]

Well seeing as how Sergei put up a .912 save pct and 2.66 GAA and has 3 shutouts with a 39 -6 win loss record I’d say he bounced back. Probably just had to get some chemistry with new Defenseman and system. Still worth the money considering Florida made playoffs in 21 and 22.

[@PumaTomten]

It's not like Floridas defense been solid in blocked shots or putting up offensive pressure because the team have one line being able to do something.

[@christopherstorms5122]

Ooohh anyone remember the Ville Leino signing by the flyers?

[@asleeposprey7479]

Every 2016 ufa signing was just bad for the most part

[@krob5375]

Leafs have had more than a few unfortunately. Mike Komisarek was another brutal signing.

[@dstudaker]

Anyone in the past 10 years with the Wings. Franzen, Helm, Ericsson... That list goes on and on

[@user-ed6nt1ml6p]

so much work for Y to clean up these awful contracts...

[@dstudaker]

@@user-ed6nt1ml6p you're not joking!

[@user-ed6nt1ml6p]

@@dstudaker for sure !

[@davidvaughan3771]

How about the guys who signed for the money and were worth every pennies..aka Kevin Hayes..Travis Konecny

[@davidpalmaeus8467]

Can you do the best undrafted player under the 2010

[@bdonaghu]

I'm glad you did not put Skinner on here, although I would not have been surprised to see him. Based on Skinner's analytical stats, he was still getting plenty of chances like his prior 40-goal season, but just was not finishing those chances, and was hurt by an injury as well as no longer being dished to by Eichel. He needs a better playmaker getting him the puck.

[@colinmclellan4683]

Wild fan here- Zach Parise. But it wasn't a lack of effort I feel for the guy. Still somehow one of my favourites.

[@brofessorscales1593]

Edmonton fan here, Lucic.

[@Classicrocker6119]

Roman Turek play with the Flames went downhill after he signed a huge contract early in the 2001-2002 season. He had shutouts in the Flames first two games that season . And that was pretty much it for his career which ended after the 2003-2004 as he backed up Mikka Kiprusoff.

[@TheJimmyStDenisShow]

what's the song called

[@hotdogwater7037]

am i allowed to pick brent seabrook?

[@mattydurnan158]

Trouba was pretty good defensively but he didn’t put up the points that he did because he was on the power play with Laine Wheeler and Scheifele. He doesn’t even play on the power play in NY, which is why Tony DeAngelo, who took the power play spot, had an insane year

[@RobTalksHockey]

He wasn't a liability, but analytically he was still having his worst season in his entire career. I have always been a very big fan of Trouba, and I know he will bounce back.

[@olleh2399]

I feel like a lot of this comes down to two things. First players are evaluated based on their statistics, perhaps without fully taking into account where they play. It is more difficult to make points on a worse team, meaning that the players that play on stronger teams are overvalued. Secondly teams sign players for long periods - this is very risk prone, especially with players who are approaching the end of their careers. I am interested to hear from someone with insight into the NHL and the business of american sports in general with an explanation as to why teams are so willing to sign players over such long periods of time, as it seems that it significantly hampers the teams freedom of action for a long time to come.

[@NLoff44]

Where do I start Matt Moulson, Ville Lieno, Kyle Okposo, Carter Hutton,

[@gregmanley1676]

Vezina..not Vesina on the Bobs goalie stats..love the channel

[@kennycai8695]

Bobrovsky's situation is a little ironic, considering what happened to former teammate Ilya Bryzgalov. Bobrovsky was pretty solid as a Flyer during the season, but he was disappointing come playoff time, which was the reason why the Flyers brought Bryzgalov in on that ridiculous contract. Saying Bryzgalov underperformed as a Flyer is an understatement, and now Bobrovsky is also going through the same thing as a Panther. If Bobrovsky gets bought out by next year, then the parallels to Bryzgalov will be eerily similar, as the Flyers bought him out just two years into the contract.

[@emmahente5061]

me when my mental health decides to screw with me lol good job

[@stefanebner]

Very unexpected to see my - very small - hometown team featured so heavily in the beginning :)

[@ericcrawford6577]

Geoff Courtnalll did that regularly every time he had to resign with the blues in the last year of his contract his play improved greatly every time it happened so much the blues announcers pointed it out each year he was trying to resign

[@justintimmer2724]

mic sounds very professional

[@brandonmuller2327]

All the top free agents in 2016 -Milan Lucic (7 year $42 Million) -Loui Eriksson (6 year $36 Million) -Andrew Ladd (7 Year, $38.5 Million) -Kyle Okposo (7 Year, $42 Million) -David Backes (5 Year, $30 Million) -Frans Neilsen (6 Year, $31.5 Million)

[@northernrebel1375]

Clarkson was hot in 2012 because he was on the Devils and they were high performing that year, making it to the cup finals. I’m not sure if this trend has to do with slacking off once they get the contract as much as it’s likely just what happens sometimes when moving teams. This is the same reason we often seen players traded and then have breakout seasons, they just play better or worse with different teammates.

[@AV57]

I disagree with including Faulk in here. He’s played very well on the left side with Pietrangelo once Bouwmeester had his heart issues. Also, the Blues power play has been so good this year with Parayko, Pietrangelo, and Dunn getting the lion’s share of the opportunities that Faulk’s lost out on his favorite tool for racking up points. Unlike the rest of the guys on your list, Faulk’s numbers are a reflection of the fact that he’s on a stacked team that has a lot of internal competition for ice time. What ice time he does get he plays well.

[@mitchelsullivan3118]

Good thing Faulk got his shit together l. As a fellow Minnesotan it's great to see.

[@Zaghzackio]

If you haven’t done it already how about some players who were set for big contracts, but had a disappointing year or got injured and got less money

[@RobTalksHockey]

Interesting! Thanks for the suggesion

[@andyhoult6756]

I grew up in MI during the Red Wings high point. Federov was our lazy superstar. After Yzerman retired more top guys started loafing after a big signing, but Federov was a famous loaf.

[@Bigandbad1985]

When Toronto signed Jeff Finger lmao