The WORST Contract From Every NHL Team! (2024)

Here is my list of the worst contract currently from all 32 NHL teams! If you guys enjoy this type of NHL content be sure to subscribe to the channel if you are new!
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[@OhNyquist]

Gonna be honest, completely forgot about both Spencer Knight and Jack Campbell due to them both playing in the AHL this past season.

[@doaftheloaf]

and cal petersen

[@lilchipo6212]

What??? How is it Spencer knights fault?? He has great stats and is a fantastic goalie that is just being disrespected and not given fair time

[@giotrapani7852]

Hey theirs rumors that the rangers are gonna buyout trouba.

[@giotrapani7852]

Tavares will be out of Toronto at the end of the 2024/25 season.

[@bostonwarrior4824]

@@giotrapani7852 lmao his contract ends by then.. only has one year left on it..

[@nolananderson4782]

I'm jealous of all these teams whose "worst contract" is in the $2M range *cries in PLD*

[@OhNyquist]

I feel that lol, over $12M in Copp, Chiarot and Holl 😢

[@Taubogason.40]

I am so happy that Ullmark vetoed the trade to LA.

[@martman104]

cries in Huberdeau

[@doaftheloaf]

@@OhNyquist would you rather have gallagher, anderson, and dvorak? toss savard and armia in as well and that's 23.4m. to say nothing of price's 10.5m LTIR deal. at least hughes is signing reasonable deals, unlike his predecessor. bergevin's now working for the kings, i'm not surprised they blew their load on PLDiva. instead of, you know, actually addressing a team need. not only is the contract poison, so is the player and the person. that's gotta be the worst contract in the league, worse than huberdeau and nurse.

[@doaftheloaf]

@@martman104 would you rather have dubois? because i wouldn't. hubie doesn't work in calgary, because he's a pure passer and he's got no one to set up. give him a trigger man and he could get back near a point a game. i can see this being marner's future when he's hubie's age. or even sooner, if marner gets dealt or signs with a team that doesn't have a pure shooter. all of PLDiva's problems, though, are his own damn fault. he's a lazy, entitled brat. he's toxic waste. as in, his personality is toxic and his contract is a waste. so is his talent when paired with his effort.

[@ABCDjjw]

No clue how we’re putting Nurse and Bob on this list when both teams have a $4M goalie wasting away in the AHL

[@tomblade]

Exactly!!

[@v4v819]

Dude, $4M is not a big contract for the AHL... Remember that's one of the biggest leagues in the sport- outside the NHL...

[@kelwayans9238]

They're not hitting cap

[@user-vs1eg7kw5q]

​They are. The full cap hit minus $1,15 mil. So Campbell counts $3,85 mil against cap for Edmonton

[@Deadly_Ricardo_67]

Nurse is overpaid

[@dtmuffinman]

Could have just gone with Spencer Knight for the Panthers, making 4.5 mil a year to sit in the AHL the entire season.

[@bryancook1235]

especially considering there is no way Spencer Knight is winning over the job from Stolarz if the Bobbery retires.

[@VIVE305]

@@bryancook1235Knight will probably be Goalie 2 next year. And then Bob will be gone and they’ll probably give the 1 spot to Knight and get a good backup in case. Knight had huge potential before going into the NHL mental health program thing and not playing for a year.

[@tomblade]

Actually *should* have gone with him.

[@doaftheloaf]

@@bryancook1235 isn't stolarz a UFA?

[@bryancook1235]

@@VIVE305 i agree Knight had huge potential, but can you really see them depending on the guy, he's already in the leagues mental health program. i like knight but idk how you can rely on that.

[@tomblade]

Having Bobrovsky here is just criminal! Especially if the Panthers win the cup - which will be in big part due to his performance.

[@OhNyquist]

I mentioned that, I had to pick somebody though!

[@deltagolavista1]

@@OhNyquistI personally would have went Knight. If Korpo is over pay at 4M for a starter (totally agree), Spenser Knight at $4.5M as a back up is horrid.

[@jimmyzarkis6276]

If you look at Bob's stats before this year, he was around 30th in GAA and Save Percentage. He lost his job to Alex Lyon. He had a strong playoff run behind a strong team. He was outplayed by Stolarz this year as well. Once again, great system team in front of him, he looks much better. Being out played by Drieger, Knight, and Stolarz each year makes that 10 million look bad. However you get a cup this year, and back to back finals, it seems like it worked out.

[@Deadly_Ricardo_67]

I don’t think they have a bad contract and he ain’t bad imo

[@benzema111]

​@@jimmyzarkis6276You are talking out of your ass. Bobrovsky was a savage in Columbus and they had zero defence.

[@trevorconnatser6161]

Having Killorn, McDonaugh, Palat, and Goodrow on this video just goes to show why Tampa had to move on from them, while players who took more team friendly deals like Stammer and Kuch stayed

[@BigVuVu]

and that shows they won't win the cup in normal circumstances. No covid, no circumvention, no party

[@disgoyknows88]

​@@BigVuVuthere is no cap in playoffs, keep coping. Still playoff contenders, more so than your team.

[@Jimi86]

Funny how McD is back in Tampa now, hmm

[@Surl9596]

@@BigVuVuNeed a tissue?

[@BigVuVu]

@@Surl9596 to pass it straight to you? no ur babysitter can do it

[@pastaproductions]

As a bruins fan peeks Actually is a really solid bottom pairing d for us and started he started to play rly well before being injured but I guess there’s no other bad ones

[@OhNyquist]

Yeah I don’t think he’s bad, just had to pick somebody! They don’t really have any bad contracts like you said.

[@FrankTheTank3388]

Yeah, it's a great problem to have as a fellow Bruins fan! Everyone was ripping on the trade because his analytics weren't good but while Sweeney hasn't had much drafting success, has had some questionable free agent signings, his trades have been pretty solid. I was willing to give him a chance while others were already ripping on the trade and I was pleasantly surprised. I'm secretly rooting for him so we can continue the possibility of the Cam Neely trade tree that is still alive today. Boston still has Peeke and Frederic to show from that trade.

[@Taubogason.40]

Without "has to be signed for next season" as condition, he wouldn't even be our worst contract. Just hoping we'd still call his the worst after this offseason

[@pastaproductions]

@@FrankTheTank3388 I think Sweeney a perfect gm for us rn once we rebuild we can get a new one but he’s made Alot of good trades and good value signings

[@hughbakhurst4344]

Did Jack Campbell not qualify for this video?

[@OhNyquist]

I will be real, I forgot he existed lol.

[@hughbakhurst4344]

@@OhNyquist I don’t blame you

[@doaftheloaf]

@@OhNyquist still, nurse at 9.25 is worse. campbell at 5 is horrid, but he probably is a competent NHL level backup on a team with consistent defense. yeah, i know the oilers are in the finals, and yeah, i'll admit they're playing good team defense now, which is surprising, but they don't always do it. and when they don't do it, skinner and campbell both leak like a sieve.

[@doaftheloaf]

@@OhNyquist in that case, it should definitely have been cal petersen for the flyers. same deal as campbell, also played in the AHL nearly the whole year.

[@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija]

@@OhNyquist As an Oilers fan understandable

[@bostonwarrior4824]

I feel like Johnny Gaudreau has to be on here. I get Elvis, but they can get out of that contract by buying him out. Getting rid of Goudreau is going to be really tough with that cap and term, and he was terrible this past season.

[@stanleyfranks9891]

I watched Every Jackets Game the last several seasons!! Johnny was fine last. year with One of the Most Injured Teams in NHL History!! Johnny Should've easily had 20-25 more Points this season... And that Not including the astounding 8 goals he had reversed!! His Line Mates were horrible all Season!! He had a 5 game stretch where he was invisible but other than that he was doing exactly what he should've been doing!! Its actually amazing to still watch him in amazement as he creates space and scoring chances!! So many people just look at Overall Stats and Make Opinions that are utterly wrong but whatev's its your choice to be ignorant...

[@bostonwarrior4824]

@@stanleyfranks9891 it’s not ignorant he barely hit 60 points for a guy who makes over 10 million. He should be in the same conversation as Huberdeau. Now his first year he was pretty good but this past year he barely scored 10 goals in a full season. That’s literally the worst season he’s ever had. And he’s 30 years old so it’s only gonna get worse from here. Not to even mention about how terrible his defensive game has been but then again the whole team is bad. But he’s taking up like 60% of the rosters cap and he’s barely scoring 60 points. That’s a big issue.

[@AlexYoes]

​@bostonwarrior4824 60% 😂 he's taking like 11% only making 9.75m and you have to look at his lineman because he's a playmaker can't expect his points total to be amazing when no one around him can finish

[@stanleyfranks9891]

@@AlexYoes Thank You Sir!! This Guy Hasn't watch One Jackets Game, He Looked at stats and formed an Opinion!!

[@AlexYoes]

@@stanleyfranks9891 I don't watch Columbus but he isn't bad at all, just Columbus refuse to play him with the young rising stars

[@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija]

The Darnell Nurse contract is the greatest mystery known to man. Not like he would get that much anywhere else, and even if he did I still think the Oilers could have gotten a player of similar quality as a UFA for much less.

[@jejsemin33]

And yet somehow they are in the cup final

[@Earthboundmike]

I mean, they've got 3 of the best contracts in the league in Hyman, RNH, and Draisaitl. The draisaitl raise next year though is probably going to be brutal though.

[@Xdot15]

When Nurse signed that contract that Oliers blueline was in shambles if i remember correctly 😂

[@Earthboundmike]

Yea but that doesn't mean you overpay someone to fix it lol that makes the job harder.

[@spartannige3296]

@@Xdot15Yeah, Klefbom looked like he wouldn’t be returning, which ended up being correct. So there was a panic payment. Still dumb as shit.

[@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija]

The Jesperi Kotkaniemi offer sheet was a boneheaded decision but so was the Nurse contract

[@denisjl100]

with kk that offer sheet had a revenge motive because of bergevin. they made their bed so let them sleep in it. all they succeeded in doing was making bergevin look good by erasing the mistake that he made in picking this guy 3rd overall. his smartest move was to not pay the 6.6 million that carolina paid to get him. then they compounded the mistake by giving him an 8 year contract at 4.5 million. looks good on them.

[@doritosgaming1147]

@@denisjl100 bergy doesn’t look good tho because what has he done with this second chance? Trade for Dvorak with the kk assets and he has been absolutely useless with the habs

[@denisjl100]

@@doritosgaming1147 yeah but dvorak was at least serviceable when he wasn't hurt and he doesn't cost 4.5 million for the next 7 years. what i won't forgive bergie for was trading sergachev for drouin. you don't trade first line defensemen for forwards.

[@Squatle]

I like Nurse. I don't like his contract.

[@doaftheloaf]

@@denisjl100 or if you do, you make sure they're proven forwards and not just talented prima donnas. and dvorak's only making 4.5m for one more year. serviceable when not hurt...but that means like 20 games a year. the KK offer sheet wasn't the problem, they had to offer that absurd sum to get him away from us. the extension was the problem. kotkaniemi at half the money and half the term would at least be palatable. i've seen trade offers with the canes sending him back to us with necas so the price is lower to grab necas. yeah, no, we're not taking that poison pill. necas is overrated too, and there are better options. he'll be overpaid too, wherever he lands.

[@FlyingSaucerSafari]

McDonaugh's contract may be a bit of a pain for the Bolts in regards to cap space, but his leadership and grit were invaluable to those championship teams - something that the Bolts have been sorely missing since he was shipped out. JBB has a trade or two in the near future, so that should alleviate some cap stress.

[@holofech9744]

The Nurse contract is bad, but at least he's a top 4 D bare minimum. Campbell costing them nearly 4 mil to play in the AHL is arguably worse

[@wyattschneider8817]

As an oilers fan I’d 100% agree Campbell’s contract is way worse then Nurse’s like you said atleast Nurse plays a lot of minutes not a bad player just way over paid

[@FuzzyMcLoggerton]

Yup campbell

[@joshhale9355]

Might not be eligible for this because he was mainly in the AHL. Regardless that contract is BRUTAL.

[@jejsemin33]

Nurse is a 5th D man at best. Should be making a third of what he's making.

[@kurtwpg]

Came here to post this. Won't be surprised if Edmonton already has a Campbell deal in the wings waiting for the playoffs to be over. At this point, even a player with 3 years left at $3 million per that they would bury in the minors is an improvement.

[@Liv4epicness11]

Even as a Sabres fan with that awful Jeff Skinner deal, I’m glad we don’t have to deal with the Flames’ Huberdeau contract.

[@visse3615]

Umm, so you are saying Goodrow's contract is worse than Troubas, just because of points and 4th liner things? Bro, do you even realize the only thing we see of our captain elbow in playoffs is the elbow, while Goodrow is visible and irreplaceable in pk

[@XBOXGLICHEZ]

If you think goodrow is better then truba it might be time to turn off the tv

[@visse3615]

@@XBOXGLICHEZ I said he showed up more Trouba not that he is better.

[@Jimi86]

@@XBOXGLICHEZ Trouba has been brutal this year.. even more so after injury. Goody is overpaid, sure. But nowhere near as overpaid as Trouba is.

[@sonofthg]

Bruins don't really have any "bad" contracts, which is something to probably mention when listing Peeke as our "worst" contract. Very solid 3rd pairing, borderline 2nd pairing quality guy for us. Bruins fans seem to generally be pretty happy with that contract, I know I am

[@poutinemations]

Especially considering how long it's been since we haven't had a bad contract. It's a great feeling.

[@lordrevanz16]

Charlie Coyle has a terrible contract and is a third line center at best and a bum

[@sonofthg]

@@lordrevanz16 k, dummy. I for one was pretty happy he was on the team this year. But I don't mean to get rid of the rain you seem intent on having all over your own parade man. Lmk if you need any other fake stuff to get upset about

[@Daniel-ub7bs]

@@lordrevanz16 Charlie coyle is a very consistent two way center, yeah he’s not worth 5.25 M per year, but he stepped up massively this year with no bergy or krejci

[@lordrevanz16]

@Daniel-ub7bs it's not hard to look good points wise next to Pastrnak and Marchand. I went to a couple dozen games the last two years, and Coyle is a turnover machine when it matters most, and is wildly inconsistent at best.

[@jeffholland3979]

It’s definitely not Nurse. He’s overpaid by like 1-1.5 million. Campbell has played like a guy who should be making league minimum but makes 5.0 million. You could find a raker for Nurse with his current contract. Campbell might not even be tradable with a 1st rounder attached

[@AlexYoes]

Nurse is worth at most 5-5.5m he's a top 4 D Man not a number 1

[@Tbiblaine23]

Wow I’m surprised someone who is not a preds fan accurately summarized Luke Schenn for us. Most people thinks he’s still as good as he was with Tampa. Thank you for paying attention

[@brendanhankins2223]

im hoping that huberdeau gets it going, would be cool to see him bounce back. hate seeing someone who is a good talent fall that hard

[@ONEbadSTEVE]

I would put Spencer Knight as the worst Panther contract, $4.5 Mil and he played in the AHL for us this year. Some Panther fans don't believe he's earned 4.5 x 3 yet.

[@robertkirchner8857]

Great choices. I like you leaned toward the postive. And kept it real.

[@VOLTxSTORM]

Skinners contract coming into this season looked decent as he was a ppg, Buffalo took that big step back which was unfortunate

[@miikamakalainen1524]

Goodrow is exactly a player who you need for the playoffs and he showed it this year also, thats why he gets paid as much he gets Also crazy to see as a Tampa fan 3 Tampa players who signed their current contracts right after leaving our team on this list...My favourite player Killorn there also, definetly miss him on my team...think he should have been one of those bolts 4 life players

[@miikamakalainen1524]

Ryan Mcdonagh as Tampas worst for me is...like what? Once we traded him away we have had big hole in our defence and now that he is back its gonna be huge help i would have chosen either Sheary or Jeannot for the worst contract and i think there is good chance of both of them getting traded considering Stamkos still without contract and we need cap space

[@Taubogason.40]

​@@miikamakalainen1524 trading jannot would be most meme worthy thing ever

[@HushPuppy106]

If it wasn't Bobrovsky it would be Knight, and if not a goalie, it's Ekblad

[@t.s.p187]

For my habs i would say Gallagher, 6.5M for the next 3 seasons is extremely bad

[@philtess3126]

It's bad for sure, but I can digest it when you factor in that Gallagher was underpaid for most of his time in mtl and he's also a good veteran presence in the locker. I don't mind it as much as Josh Anderson's contract. At least Gally works hard every shift.

[@mathieunoelvaillant7116]

Did better than anderson with bottom 6 minutes except like the last 15 games he was second lign

[@robertrouthier2603]

It's still Anderson in a landslide for the worst on the team. Gallagher has been fighting through some serious injuries that have affected his game, and later in the season he started to look much like his old self again playing with Armia and Newhook.

[@xLiQUiDFUSiONx]

@@philtess3126josh makes less at least and his speed makes the opponents work hard, and seems like a good dude.. overpaid but not as bad as it seems

[@philtess3126]

@@xLiQUiDFUSiONx a year ago, I was still hopeful for Josh, but somewhere along the half season mark, it seems he got frustrated from all those missed opportunities and stopped trying. I always find it weird how such a big and fast guy can be invisible for such long stretches. I'm ok with Gallagher cause at his age, it's normal to regress. Josh should be in his prime right now and that's what worries me the most

[@stephentyler4352]

PLD puts the con in contract negotiations. That is an awful deal for any team to be willing to give him. I can’t feel bad for LA because they chose to agree to that absurd number and duration. I do however feel bad for the fans of that franchise. Y’all deserve better.

[@chief3619]

Didn’t they just win two cups within three years recently while going on deep runs within that span, while also being a franchise that acquired Wayne Gretzky from Edmonton? If there’s any franchise I feel no pity for, it’s LA. Now MN on the other hand…

[@Dutchovenderlinde]

For the Avs it’s definitely Nichushkin. Even if he comes back, he’s a distraction and you’re always going to worry that he’s going to be suspended again. I think pretty much all Avs fans want him gone. And it seems like his teammates are fed up with his shit.

[@ostarakonrad9907]

I was like... who do you even pick on the avs?.... i guess miles wood. But he was on pace to double his goal total from the regular season in the playoffs

[@doaftheloaf]

sam girard was probably next.

[@peterb5235]

Haha yes because 5 mil for a set and forget #3 D who kills penalties and plays on the second power play, is surprisingly effective on defence and is one of the best in the league at breakouts whether with a pass or with his skates is a bad contract compared to Nurse and Jones at a bajillion dollars 🥸 His only legit weakness is his shot which is awful. How that is a bad contract in this league of 10.5 for Huberdeau does not compute for me friend

[@charlieb308]

Pierre Luc on the Kings is the last guy and contract I would ever want, that guy is heartless

[@doaftheloaf]

PLDiva has the league's worst contract and attitude.

[@charlieb308]

@@doaftheloaf imagine having that talent but you don’t give an effort? Terrible signing

[@doaftheloaf]

@@charlieb308 he was rumored to my habs for years. thank goodness hughes has a brain. clearly, blake does not.

[@glaframb]

@@doaftheloaf Blake listen to his friend Marc Bergevin in acquiring PLD. The same Marc Bergevin who gave up a 6 years 6,5 M$ to his friends Brendan Gallagher. And 6 years 5,5 M$ to his another friend Josh Anderson when everybody know he was not worth over 3,5 M$ at best.

[@doaftheloaf]

@@glaframb this is the same bergevin who picked up the puck and threw it in his own net. obviously, not the brightest crayon in the box. blake took his advice at his own peril.

[@chloemchll3774]

Trouba’s contract is much worse than Goodrow’s because of the difference in the size of the deal. A 3.5M a year player producing at a 1.5M per year level is not nearly as bad as an 8.5M a year player producing at a 2.5M a year level (which is what a 3rd pair defenseman like Trouba should make). Combine that with Goodrow’s contract being much easier to move makes this a no brainer.

[@paulwalker7498]

Stevie has been horrible with contracts. As a Wings fan people have rose colored glasses for the job he’s done. People act like he’s the messiah. He’s been just average for us as a GM. It’s about to be year 6 I personally think if he wasn’t a Wings legend he would be on the hot seat

[@randypattie9524]

I think you nailed most of the team's worst contracts, but i would dis agree with two. First i think the Penguins worst contract by far is Ryan Graves at like 5 more years of insanity. Sure he's young but not worth 4.5 Mil. And number two is Pierre Engvall with the Islanders. Like SIX more years? Yeah its only 3 Mil, but what if his play falls off a cliff sooner rather than later?

[@lordzeromega]

I don't hate the Engvall contract. It's a long term gamble and if you need to move off him he's not going to be impossible to move.

[@eliaminator2313]

Really hope Norris can get healthy for once or the Sens just LTIR him for a whole season so hopefully he can fully recover cause having 7.9mil as basically a mystery is super annoying and also a terrible deal with these health issues. Even though Korpi was bad I think he can bounce back to a .905 save percentage with a better defensive effort in front of him and Norris you literally dont even know if he will play more than 5 games and get injured and then leave a massive hole in the lineup for 70 games like he basically has the last 2 seasons

[@bensiebel5982]

Colorados worst contract is Nichuskin!

[@doaftheloaf]

not when he plays. it's his extracurricular activities that get him.

[@gablefisk-govphost817]

It's Gabriel Landeskog. Completely destroyed their salary cap in 22-23, and is poised to do it again next year.

[@doaftheloaf]

@@gablefisk-govphost817 LTIR, so he doesn’t affect the cap.

[@gablefisk-govphost817]

@@doaftheloaf They didn't spend the LTIR money in 22-23, and unless he specifically says he's not coming back during the regular season they won't spend it in 24-25.

[@Beavie]

As a Leafs fan, I agree with your choice of Captain Toronto. I like him as a player/person and he's a solid second line C now, but not worth is 11 mil at this point in his career and with the people who were on ELCs when he joined now commanding as high, if not higher contracts, the lack of cap space has been a struggle. I think if he resigns, it'd either be a couple years max at just about 5 mil, or if he wants to end his career here, add a few more years, but lower the avg per year. An honourable mention to me is Ryan Reaves. I like him as a personality and an option to rough someone up if needed, but over a mil a season for three years (at the time) just didn't make sense. 6 points in 49 games and while I get he is paid to rough people up and punch people in the face, he's made costly mistakes which cost us games, especially in one of the games against Boston in the playoffs, he did a turnover in a key game which lead to a goal. To me, the term with the value didn't make sense.

[@doaftheloaf]

JT may wear a C, but he is not a leader. he has a complete lack of personality and doesn't inspire anyone to do anything. that, and his bloated contract, are two huge reasons the leafs have only won one round in his tenure. that contract screwed the leafs for several reasons: 1. you didn't need him. you had a competent 2C in kadri. the money could have gone to two other really good players. or three decent ones. and it drove kadri out and his trade value down to where you took kerfoot and barrie. now kadri's a cup winner, barrie was awful, and kerfoot was serviceable but paid double his worth. 2. it fucked your cap. you knew AM, MM, and WN needed contracts soon after and they were going to get paid. by paying JT 11, you set the bar where there was no way auston was taking less, and marner's was going to have to be comparable. without JT, perhaps auston accepts a 5x10 and marner a 5x9. with him, you're paying 3.5 extra for these two, simply because of the precedent set. 3. you immediately made him captain. i've already made the case against this.

[@heathgravesmarkham5299]

Another great video

[@rubberduckie5518]

At least half of these contracts looked bad the moment they were signed. Canucks paying Mikheyev 4.75M per for a 3rd liner was outrageous.

[@rumdumpster390]

I'd say the oilers worst current contract is Campbell. 5 mill a year for a goalie in the minors. Yikes

[@tamanko21]

You missed Holl for the redwings. Over 3 mil to ride the bench

[@stephenphillips6245]

Palat does his best work in the playoffs...if New Jersey made the playoffs he would have earned his contract.

[@isurrender3640]

THANK YOU for that take on Seth Jones. It’s so annoying to see the disrespect he gets especially from Blackhawks fans. Sure he isn’t worth 9.5 million but he’s had 3 really good seasons in Chicago.

[@briangeary7684]

Gaudreau is a great call for the Wild. Not so much the money but the length of the contract. Freddy was nicked up last year so a rebound year is a possibility. One more year for the Suter / Pairise crap to fall off, these are killing the ability to grab some top end players in free agency.

[@DavidTupper-li5ju]

If lawson crouse is the worst contract on utah's team i'd say their front office is doing one hell of a job - reality is crouse is the one player who other gm's inquire about the most - partly because of his contract 4.3 million for a great two way player who kills penalties , blocks shots , delivers bone chilling hits on a regular basis , stands up for his smaller teamates , & still finds time to chip in 20 + goals is a bargain - same goes for bjugstad at 2 million

[@jonmendelson1104]

I had to chuckle at the caveat of excluding ELCs on this list. It makes sense for the "best contract" list but I'm assuming it was just included here to keep things consistent.

[@OhNyquist]

Yeah I thought of that when editing lol. Didnt make to much sense to say it in this video 😂

[@ninjashep5264]

The Leafs are my favourite Eastern Conference Team & I’m glad you put Tavares as the most overpaid Leaf I think he’s one of the most overpaid players in the entire league… he makes 11M but contract comparables puts him at 6M based on his performance last year… and he’s going to be a yr further in his mid 30s next season so it might get even worse

[@jordynpenner9105]

As a Jets fan it's funny to me how two former jets made the thumbnail lol

[@wilhelm2608]

I think the Holl contract is worse for the Red Wings. $3.4 million for two more years, and slipped to, like, eighth on the depth chart in his very first season. And he's even older than Copp, so that'll most likely continue to look even worse even faster, somehow. Overpaying for a middle six center in free agency is kinda par for the course, shelling out for a dude that I saw as an extra defenseman out the gate is beyond the pale imo. Unrelated, I see some Spencer Knight mentions in the comments, which is fair considering his salary and place on the depth chart this year, but I also think it's fair to say there's some mitigating circumstances there. There's plenty of time and room for him to bounce back and be more than worthy of that contract, in Florida or elsewhere.

[@philobeddoe8342]

Vlasic's contract was bad the day he signed it. However, now it's not that bad, it's a place holder for when they start becoming good again. Now it helps them creep up towards that minimum cap number......👍

[@danialnassirnia1645]

Insane to go with Bob on Panthers. He does so much for that team. What does it matter if he's 35. If he sucks dick for the next two seasons, it still wouldn't tarnish what he's accomplished for Florida. He's coming up on top in playoff series against Vasil, Shesty, Swayman, Ulmark, and Andersen.

[@hunterdoran3459]

As a panthers fan, putting Bob is a crime. $10M is a lot but he earns it at least. Ekblad should’ve been on here. Ekblad is good but nowhere near worth $7.5M.

[@cmac3530]

BOS has to be Charlie Coyle. I like Charlie Coyle but, he's too expensive for what is objectively a 3rd line player on a good team. The cap was expected to grow more quickly when the contract was signed but, Covid put a delay on that which soured the look of this deal a bit.

[@lordzeromega]

He played well this year though. Considering the added responsibilities.

[@cmac3530]

@@lordzeromega For the first part of the year. He was barely noticeable on the scoresheet towards the end of the year and playoffs. Here are his point totals by month OCT: 6 points NOV: 13 points DEC: 7 points JAN: 16 points FEB: 8 points MAR: 5 points APR: 5 points And only 5 points in the playoffs. If he kept up his pace from the beginning of the season I would agree that he is worth it. But the reality is, right now, his contract doesn't look that great.

[@serialmiller1987]

The Karlsson contract is certainly an overpayment for what we got from him in year one in Pittsburgh, but I'd still take Karlsson over the gaff that was the Ryan Graves signing.

[@alsrdn]

Bobrovsky last 3 seasons: President trophy, 2 finals.

[@nomad2753]

While Pageau's contract is less than optimal, Anders Lee has the worst on the Islanders. $7 mil a year for a 34 year old 37 point player is an absolute horror.

[@chrisbee9643]

15:27 FINALLY SOMEONE SPOTED THE REAL ISSUE IN TO!!! Its... It was always him and Brodie...

[@mariovaccarella6854]

He might be injured & therefore not qualify, but, I'd pick/The Washington Capitals as The Goalie that won The Stanley Cup with Colorado, his being backup to Charlie Sideburns Lindgren

[@coreyhill681]

Josh Noris C, 7,95 mill, Ottawa Senators got punished because of cap room, even worse is his shoulder injuries, this makes trading him away a lot harder, only way is determination his cap is most likely scenario

[@matthewkilbride1669]

What’s up with Andrew Copp? He was great in Winnipeg and super productive during his short stint in NY. Then he went to Detroit and disappeared.

[@eliaminator2313]

Since they brought in Compher (they are basically the same player) it took ice time away from Copp and he's now in a shut down role and does alright but for 5.6mil it's not ideal he also really only had that 1 good season split between NYR and Winnipeg. Looks like the Rangers were right to let him go and replace him with Trocheck though cause they basically make the same and Trocheck is much better

[@matthewkilbride1669]

@@eliaminator2313 He was good during the shortened season in the Canadian division. 39 points in 55 games

[@eliaminator2313]

@@matthewkilbride1669 ya for sure but the North division was pretty garbage tbh but ya I forgot about that season definitely his peak seemed to be around 2020-22

[@StickinAroundHockey]

For Detroit, I'd have to go with Holl instead of Copp. The high amount hurts with Copp for sure, but for me it's worse to be paying Holl 3.4 million when he isn't even cracking the lineup for more than 38 games. I'd rather get more cap space by getting rid of a guy who isn't even playing, and then I'd tackle the one for the player who isn't doing well compared to how much he's getting paid. Chiarot did better this past year and only has 2 years left so I'd put that contract third.

[@AMan_629]

I heavily disagree on the isles pick. Don’t get me wrong, the contract isn’t good but it’s one that’s moveable. He’s still a reliable bottom 6 C who does everything on the ice except score. Retain 1.5 mil and a team prob throws a 2nd for him. Then there’s the Lee contract, same term as jgp but 2 mil more. 2 extra mil to have 4 more points than Pageau while not killing penalties or playing defense 5v5 while taking 24 penalties compared to jgp’s 4. Mayfield’s is prob worse too imo. Not as bad as it looked this year (mayfield broke his ankle in the 2nd period of game 1 of the regular season and played through it) but give it like 3-4 more years and he will be buried in the minors.

[@frequentsee3815]

Has anyone figured out yet why Huberdeau went from *115 points in 80 games* in '21/22, to.. whatever this is? His point production HALVED the last two seasons. How is that possible

[@choppergunner8650]

Because he's an uninterested bum, and this is coming from a Panthers fan. Dude literally said "I don't care" when losing 3-0 to Tampa in the playoffs.

[@jimmyzarkis6276]

He was always robin to Barkov's Batman. He benefited from playing with Jagr and Barkov. Got his numbers up. Huberdeau needs guys around him that are quality and willing to do the board work. He is a soft player for the NHL elite. Everyone on the Panthers are experiencing inflated numbers for the last few years. I never liked him when he was in FL. Barkov's linemats always get better numbers. Reinhart got 57 goals this year. He was a wash and bust in Buffalo. I was way more upset about Weegar in the trade then Huberdeau. Montour picked a good year to show up last year to cover up that loss. To drop that much, I actually feel bad for him. Its bad bad. Not just I told you so bad. Now I am pulling for him to get it back together. Also Calgary giving away their top guys in trades kind of screwed him too. Like I said he needs other guys to be doing the dirty work. He isn't and will never be the go to guy but is being paid like he is.

[@richardlampman1497]

Totally agree with your Leaf pick.

[@McMold]

Peeke was hurt in the playoffs I was skeptical when we got him but he’s been solid and def worth that cap hit

[@JJ............................]

Freddy Gaudreau's contract is not the worst on the Wild. He was signed for way too long and should have never been given a NTC, but at $2.1M that's not bad value if he bounces back as a decent 4th line center. I'd say it's a tie between Foligno, Hartman, and Spurgeon. Guerin should have never given Foligno and Hartman extensions with a NMC when both could have been moved as assets at the trade deadline. Spurgeon is coming off hip and back surgeries and isn't built for the playoffs.

[@loganmclarry]

Miles Wood is a third line winger on the Avs.

[@JustinMogollon199]

Interesting video, but there were some I disagree. The Islanders worse contract is Pierre Engvall (some may even say Scott Mayfield). Like, a top 6 contract for a bottom sixer who reached 30 points? As soon as that contract was announced, I laughed. Ryan McDonagh is not bad. He is really good. I know it is one year, but the worst contract for the Lightning is Tanner Jeanot. 5M for a bottom sixer who had less than 20 points this season? Not a good look. And for the Leafs, it is Ryan Reaves. It is good to have him on the team, but 1M for 3 years? A bit of an overpayment (not as much as Goodrow, Engvall, Brandon Tanev, but still).

[@joewestistrashproductions5422]

Thank you for mentioning that Seth Jones isn’t actually a bad player. I feel like the average nhl fan can’t separate his actual play from his contract. He’s a very good top 4 defenseman, he isn’t worth 9.5 mil a year but people act like he’s some ahl level player. If he was making 7 mil a year no one would be talking bad about him

[@jasonkemppainen4731]

Do the best captain from each team throughout its franchise!

[@CapnNutbutter]

I had to stop watching after Florida. not only has Bob been stealing series for the cats, he's in the mvp conversation. He's singlehandedly been the most clutch and effective player in the playoffs. That contract is a steal, which renders this list invalid.

[@tm03035]

ill take goody at 3.5 over trouba at 8 any day. Hell, id take goody at 8 over trouba at 8. Goodrow at least provides value as a good depth piece, rather than being a black hole on both ends of the puck like trouba

[@darkphoenix2]

I do not even want to hear an honorable mention for Chiarot, dude was our 2nd best d-man this season and without him we would've been in serious trouble with how many quality minutes he eats up

[@jonah.donohue]

Huhhhhhh

[@BarrettSendrowski]

As a Jets fan and every person who follows the Jets knows Pionks contract is a lot worse than Schmidt’s. they’re both very bad don’t get me wrong but Pionk is absolute dog water, and is at best a 6th or 7th d man on a good team.

[@chanses7576]

Woody is a great deal. Does a lot of the dirty work for us. It's either nichushkin or Manson. And really Manson is probably just 1m too expensive. CMac and Joe sign great deals

[@billnyethesciencesguy]

I actually think the peeke contract is fair. He is a solid shut down bottom pairing defenceman with decent skating and a physical edge

[@jeffw6666]

Love your stuff, but I disagree with the Barclay goodrow contract it's gotta be trouba. Goodrow scored like 6 goals this playoffs. He is not great in reg season but is a beast for depth in playoffs. Trouba, I believe, costs this team more than anything. Pims are a killer. Defending is not great either.

[@MangoPVP261]

i dont think sergei bobrovsky contract is really bad. is it worth it? prime bob with cbj maybe worth it

[@drac16]

As a Leafs fan, I believe that Rielly's contract is the worst. He makes 7.5 mil per year. He's just not worth that much money. It's not as bad as PLD's contract, though. Nothing even comes close to that contract.

[@goldtigre4979]

Honestly the Peeke deal is looking pretty nice to me, he’s a steady defenseman and he plays good physical hockey. His offensive instincts are pretty nice to see too.

[@stanleyfranks9891]

Peeke had flashes here in Columbus but the last 2 seasons he was just a defensive liability which was weird because thats where he used to shine. Although in his defense😉Our Defense as a Whole the last 3 seasons was a defensive liability Lol Glad he Went to Boston as he is a gritty Boy and I knew you guys would love him!!!

[@goldtigre4979]

@@stanleyfranks9891 I always wondered why the Jackets didn’t have him too 4- maybe stability will come more with age. It’s gonna be a fun ride! I like the Jackets, they’re easily my #2 team behind Boston. Im excited to see Fantili’s rookie season and I LOVED watching that Russian line play together! Marchenko is an ANIMAL and Chinakov is definitely gonna have a great year next season

[@blueredlover1060]

Thank you Kings for taking in PLD. A Jets Fan.

[@TopNic21]

The worst contract for minnesota is the praise and super still because this year and next year those 2 get 14 mill from the wild to not play. Freddy gaudreau deserved better

[@BranNew1]

Copp, Holl, Compher, And Fabbri.. Wings have a bunch of Dying weight, please don’t resign Perron.. and if KittyCat can’t score more than 25 g’s a year he’s also a Bust!

[@MuhammadZegras]

I think the strome contract is worse than Killorn. Also Gudas was our best defender so def not him

[@untitled568]

I was thinking the same thing.. Runner up for the worst contract? Here in Czechia we love his game, especially at the recent Words..

[@safejewel2072]

I gotta disagree with you about Nurse having the worst contract, Jack Campbell is getting paid 5.5 million a year to play in the AHL. Nurse’s contract isn’t great, but I wouldn’t say he’s being overpaid an extra 5.5 million. If he was being paid 6.5-7 million then people would have less of a problem with it, whereas with Campbell I don’t know single Oilers fan who is comfortable with paying anything other than a cheap 2-way deal. 5.5 could easily get you a defensive partner for Nurse that could complement his play style and bolster his production. Ken Holland got too confident with poaching leaf players in free agency ever since the Hyman signing, and it’s hindered the Oilers’ potential.

[@davidp3051]

NYI is still paying Rick DiPietro.

[@aceeightyxxi]

Penguins worst contract HAS to be Ryan Graves. Dude was awful and was a healthy scratch near the end of the season after playing top 4 minutes in the beginning of the year and he’s getting paid something like 4x4.5

[@Itz_Lucky69]

I say that ottawa's worse rn is Josh Norris just because of the injurys

[@xLiQUiDFUSiONx]

Minnesota I’d say is suter and parise ahaha

[@EemMiIiLlLl]

10:59 Goodrow is definitely more worth it than Trouba, bad take

[@SirGrassyNoL]

its so crazy to include most contracts under 3m lol

[@amecarethqc6652]

The Pens do pay Karlson only about 8 mil though.

[@EetuTurusta]

Pens pay 10M to Karlsson, His cap hit was 11,5M but the Sharks retained 1,5M so it´s 10M to Pens

[@robertkent4929]

Washington: Darcy Kuemper

[@RIPJimmyA7X]

Kuemps should've taken a pay cut and stayed in Colorado, it was such a good spot for him

[@princechickenwings2746]

Islanders worst contract is Anders Lee same term as pageau and 2 million more and an absolute liliability on defense

[@BigWiz89]

As a flyers fan I think Ristolainen is the worst contract on the team. He’s always hurt and his only skill is hitting people. Making 5 mil for 3 more years to play third pairing minutes

[@lordrevanz16]

Charlie Coyle is objectively the worst contract on the Bruins and it's not even close

[@doaftheloaf]

coyle actually had a really good year this year.

[@lordrevanz16]

@doaftheloaf no he didn't, it just looks that way because of the line he played on. He was a bad as ever and a turnover machine who can't win faceoffs.

[@jackconrad2667]

I don’t think copp is the worst but it’s close. Holl barely played and was terrible. But I say husso is the worst. About the same cost as copp sub 900 and heavily injured.

[@CGYBLACKBEAR]

Insert one of a couple FLAMES contracts 🤮

[@darko_dulic]

Trouba is a worse contract. Goodrow played well in the playoffs

[@trevorquinton5393]

Do you see Landeskog ever playing hockey again?

[@Ankannz]

I'm hoping for a Campbell Nurse trade with Blackhawks this offseason, we'll take back Taylor Hall 33% retained, Blackhawks get Oilers first pick in 25. Remember this comment for your next deal or no deal please :)

[@Earthboundmike]

I mean, it's Nurse for the Oilers but there's probably another one I'm not thinking about.

[@Earthboundmike]

Oh, campbell, I suppose, maybe. But I really don't want to blame him for the team being absolutely atrocious in front of him at the start of the year. He never really got a chance this year after the oilers FINALLY got their shit together.

[@Earthboundmike]

Yes, last year too I suppose but same problem, the oilers took so long to actually start playing defense. Yea he could have stolen games but like, the team could have played in front of him in a way that wasn't extremely likely to result in a goal.